Miguel Otero Silva

Miguel Otero Silva was a Venezuelan poet, novelist, writer, journalist and politician (1908–1985). He died at Caracas.

Miguel Otero Silva in brief

Born
1908
Died
1985
Known for
poet, novelist, writer, journalist and politician
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Career and activity

Recorded positions include member of the Chamber of Deputies of Venezuela and senator of Venezuela. He belonged to Academia Venezolana de la Lengua.

Catalogued works

43 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1936 to 1956.

Cuando quiero llorar no lloro. Casas Muertas. The Death of Honorio. Lope de Aguirre, Prince of Freedom. Oficina Nº 1. Escritos periodísticos. Οι πεντε που δε μιλησαν. Donación Miguel Otero Silva. Casas mortas. Ocho palabreos. Poesía hasta 1966. Fiebre. Quando quero chorar não choro. Lope de Aguirre. Casas muertas / Oficina N.º1. Lope de Aguirre, principe de la libertad. La muerte de Honorio. 25 poemas de Miguel Otero Silva. Agua y cauce. Andrés Eloy Blanco. El cercado ajeno. Fiebre, novela. Izbrannoe. La mar que es el morir. LA Piedra Que Era Cristo (Plaza & Janes/literaria). Maisons mortes. Miguel Otero Silva. Obra humori stica completa. Obra humorística completa. Obra poética. Ochos palabreos. Poesía completa. Prosa completa. Quién fue Andrés Eloy Blanco? Qui succede, signori, che mi gioco la morte. Romeo y Julieta. Sinfonías tontas. Sinfonías tontas, humorismo. Tiempo de hablar. Un morrocoy en el infierno. Lope de Aguirre, príncipe de la libertad. Composition, dated 1936–37, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1978.404. Rotterdam, dated 1956, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1978.405.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

10 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Miguel Otero Silva, Cuban Culture and Cultural Relations, 1959-. Otero Silva, Miguel, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020. Otero Silva, Miguel: Casas muertas, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020. VISTAS DE CIUDAD MODERNA EN LA LITERATURA VENEZOLANA. PRESENCIAS EN DOS NOVELAS DE MIGUEL OTERO SILVA, La ciudad imaginaria, 2007. Se desgranó como las uvas o el trigo. Miguel Otero Silva y la revolución venezolana, Pensamiento al Margen, 2016. ['Realistic novel, intertextuality, and some philosophical ideas in La piedra que era Cristo by Miguel Otero Silva', 'Novela realista, intertextualidad y algunas ideas filosóficas en La piedra que era Cristo de Miguel Otero Silva'], Lógoi, 2021. O novo romance histórico latino-americano: a desconstrução de um perfil demonizado construído a partir das crônicas de 1559-1561, Anuário de Literatura, 2017. Literatura, tecnologías de información y comunicación en clases de historia, Revista de Ciencias Sociales, 2015. ., Revista Chilena de Literatura, 2004. La imaginación enfermiza: La ciudad muerta y el gótico en Aura de Carlos Fuentes, Revista Chilena de Literatura, 2004.

Digitised editions and texts

6 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

La piedra que era Cristo (1985) — Internet Archive. Casa Muertas — Internet Archive. La Muerte De Honorio (1963) — Internet Archive. ]Miguel Otero Silva Lope De Aguirre. Príncipe De La Libertad (1979) — Internet Archive. Agua y cauce (Textos escogidos) (2017) — Internet Archive. Casas Muertas (1965) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 19 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Miguel Otero Silva studied at Central University of Venezuela. the recorded working language is Spanish.

Positions recorded include member of the Chamber of Deputies of Venezuela and senator of Venezuela. Membership is recorded of Academia Venezolana de la Lengua.

Distinctions recorded are National Prize for Literature of Venezuela and Lenin Peace Prize.

Chronology

  1. 1908Miguel Otero Silva born.
  2. 1963La Muerte De Honorio digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1965Casas Muertas digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1979]Miguel Otero Silva Lope De Aguirre. Príncipe De La Libertad digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1985Miguel Otero Silva died at Caracas.
  6. 1985La piedra que era Cristo digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 2017Agua y cauce (Textos escogidos) digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Miguel Otero Silva, Cuban Culture and Cultural Relations, 1959-

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Open Library author record for Miguel Otero Silva (Internet Archive), 48 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  3. 3.

    Otero Silva, Miguel, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Otero Silva, Miguel: Casas muertas, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    VISTAS DE CIUDAD MODERNA EN LA LITERATURA VENEZOLANA. PRESENCIAS EN DOS NOVELAS DE MIGUEL OTERO SILVA, La ciudad imaginaria, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 6 articles naming Miguel Otero Silva.

    open access index · Unverified

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  7. 7.

    Internet Archive, 6 digitised items catalogued under Miguel Otero Silva as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Miguel Otero Silva.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  9. 9.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2619780: Miguel Otero Silva

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  10. 10.

    “Miguel Otero Silva”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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