Rafael Cadenas
Rafael Cadenas (born 8 April 1930 Barquisimeto, Lara) is a Venezuelan poet and essayist.
Rafael Cadenas

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- Born
- 1930. · Barquisimeto.
- Nationality
- Venezuela.
- Occupation
- poet, writer, translator, university teacher and literary scholar.
- Honours
- Guggenheim Fellowship, National Prize for Literature of Venezuela, FIL Award, Reina Sofía Award, Miguel de Cervantes Prize and Federico García Lorca International Poetry award.
- Languages
- Spanish.
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Rafael Cadenas (born 8 April 1930 Barquisimeto, Lara) is a Venezuelan poet and essayist.
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Rafael Cadenas (born 1930) is a Venezuelan literary scholar, poet and translator, among other activities. The literary scholar was born in Barquisimeto. Rafael Cadenas worked for Central University of Venezuela.
Languages used include Spanish. The literary scholar received Federico García Lorca International Poetry award, FIL Award and Guggenheim Fellowship, among others.
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He taught for many years at the Central University of Venezuela. He received the National Prize for Literature (1985), Guadalajara's International Book Fair prize of literature (Romance languages) (México, 2009) and García Lorca Prize (2015). Cadenas was awarded the Miguel de Cervantes Prize in 2022, the first Venezuelan to receive the award. On April 24, 2023, he received the 2022 Cervantes Prize, the highest recognition for contributions to literature in the Spanish language.
Poetry
Poetry
Cantos iniciales (1946) Una isla (1958) Los cuadernos del destierro (1960, 2001) "Derrota" (1963) Falsas maniobras (1966) Tiempo Del Machete (1969) Intemperie (1977) Memorial (1977) Bilingual Edition (Spanish to English) Amante (1983) Dichos (1992) Gestiones (1992) Antología (1958–1993) (1996), (1999) Amante (bid & co. editor, 2002) Poemas selectos (bid & co. editor, 2004, 2006, 2009) Amant (bid & co. editor, 2004) [trad. al francés de "Amante") Lover (bid & co. editor, 2004, 2009) El taller de al lado (bid & co. editor, 2005) Sobre abierto (2012)
Essays
Essays
Literatura y vida (1972) Realidad y literatura (1979) Apuntes sobre San Juan de la Cruz y la mística (1977, 1995) La barbarie civilizada (1981) Anotaciones (1983) Reflexiones sobre la ciudad moderna (1983) En torno al lenguaje (1984) Sobre la enseñanza de la literatura en la Educación Media (1998)
Venezuelan poet and writer Rafael Cadenas.
Guillermo Ramos Flamerich
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1930
Rafael Cadenas born at Barquisimeto.
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- En torno al lenguaje, una sugerencia del poeta Rafael Cadenas para la educación, Revista humanidades, 2017
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Awards
Conac's essay prize (1984). National Prize for Literature (Poetry)(Venezuela, 1985). Juan Antonio Pérez Bonalde's International Prize of Poetry (1992). Guggenheim Fellowship (1986). Honorary degree from the University of the Andes, Venezuela (2001). Honorary degree from the Central University of Venezuela (2005). Guadalajara's International Book Fair prize of literature (Romance languages) (México, 2009) García Lorca Prize (2015) Reina Sofia (2018) Miguel de Cervantes Prize (2022)
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- 3.Rafael Cadenas, testigo de la dignidad de Venezuela, gana el Premio Cervantes 2022. El Mundo. 2022-11-10.
- 4.Rafael Cadenas, premio Cervantes 2022: «Trabajo cada día en mis poemas. la lengua es la patria del escritor». ABC. 2022-11-10.
- 5.García Higueras, Laura. Rafael Cardenas recibe el Premio Cervantes: "Los nacionalismos, las ideologías, y credos dividen a los seres humanos". ElDiario.es. April 24, 2023.
- 6.Fanjul, Sergio C. Rafael Cadenas recibe el Premio Cervantes de manos de los Reyes: "El nacionalismo es el sarampión de la humanidad". El País. April 24, 2023.
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En torno al lenguaje, una sugerencia del poeta Rafael Cadenas para la educación, Revista humanidades, 2017Crossref registry
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