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Ángel Rama

Ángel Rama was an Uruguayan writer, university teacher, literary critic, romanist, actor and essayist (1926–1983). He was born in Montevideo and died in Mejorada del Campo.

Also recorded as Angel Rama

La Generación del 45 en ocasión de la visita de Juan Ramón Jiménez. De izquerda a derecha, parados: Maria Zulema Silva Vila, Manuel Claps, Carlos Maggi, María Inés Silva Vila, Juan Ramón Jiménez, Idea Vilariño, Emir Rodríguez Monegal, Ángel Rama.

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Biography

Ángel Rama was recorded at birth as Ángel Antonio Rama Facal. The authorities additionally record the heading Angel Rama. His recorded language was Spanish.

He married Marta Traba and Ida Vitale. One child is recorded: Claudio Rama Vitale.

Ángel Rama is recorded as writer, university teacher, literary critic, romanist and actor. Ángel Rama is recorded as having received Guggenheim Fellowship.

Catalogued works.

Narrative Transculturation in Latin America.

La Generación del 45 en ocasión de la visita de Juan Ramón Jiménez. De izquerda a derecha, parados: Maria Zulema Silva Vila, Manuel Claps, Carlos Maggi, María Inés Silva Vila, Juan Ramón Jiménez, Idea Vilariño, Emir Rodríguez Monegal, Ángel Rama.

La Generación del 45 en ocasión de la visita de Juan Ramón Jiménez. De izquerda a derecha, parados: Maria Zulema Silva Vila, Manuel Claps, Carlos Maggi, María Inés Silva Vila, Juan Ramón Jiménez, Idea Vilariño, Emir Rodríguez Monegal, Ángel Rama.

Ana Ines Larre Borges

Dated record

Life and career

The full dated record · 2 entries
  1. 1926

    Ángel Rama was born in 1926 at Montevideo.

  2. 1983

    Ángel Rama died in 1983 at Mejorada del Campo.

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Places

Only places the record itself states, plotted where the house gazetteer settles their coordinates. Nothing is inferred from a name or a nationality.

  • Montevideo

    Birth place

  • Mejorada del Campo

    Death place

Primary material

Documents and archives

Literature

Bibliography

A propósito de las propuestas historiográficas de Ángel Rama, Ángel Rama y los estudios latinoamericanos, 2006. Ángel Rama y la Casa de las Américas’, Ángel Rama y los estudios latinoamericanos, 2006. Ángel Rama o la crítica de la transculturación (Última entrevista), Ángel Rama y los estudios latinoamericanos, 2006.

  • La mirada crítica de Ángel Rama, Ángel Rama y los estudios latinoamericanos, 2006. Ángel Rama y “La lección intelectual de Marcha”, Ángel Rama y los estudios latinoamericanos, 2006

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