Xela Arias
Xela Arias Castaño (1962–2003) was a Spanish Galician-language poet and translator. Although she published only four poetry collections, she is considered a major voice of Galician literature for "contributing to the renewal of Galician poetry by bringing new topics and a very personal style." In 2021 the Galician Literature Day was dedicated to her. Arias translated works by Jorge Amado, Camilo Castelo Branco, James Joyce, Fenimore Cooper and Wenceslao Fernández Flórez into Galician.
Xela Arias
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- Full name
- Xela Arias Castaño.
- Born
- 1962. · Lugo.
- Died
- 2003. · Vigo.
- Nationality
- Spain.
- Occupation
- poet, writer and translator.
- Fields
- poetry.
- Education
- Vigo University, Colexio Fingoi and University of Santiago de Compostela.
- Known for
- Darío a diario.
- Honours
- Plácido Castro Translation Award and Galician Literature Day.
- Languages
- Spanish, English and Galician.
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Xela Arias Castaño (1962–2003) was a Spanish Galician-language poet and translator. Although she published only four poetry collections, she is considered a major voice of Galician literature for "contributing to the renewal of Galician poetry by bringing new topics and a very personal style." In 2021 the Galician Literature Day was dedicated to her. Arias translated works by Jorge Amado, Camilo Castelo Branco, James Joyce, Fenimore Cooper and Wenceslao Fernández Flórez into Galician.
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Life
Life
Xela Arias studied at Vigo University, Colexio Fingoi and University of Santiago de Compostela. The recorded working language is Spanish, English and Galician. The field of work recorded is poetry. Works named in the authority record are Darío a diario. Distinctions recorded are Plácido Castro Translation Award and Galician Literature Day.
Xela Arias was born in Lugo in 1962, but soon moved to Vigo, where she spent most of her life. In 1980 Xela Arias began to publish in Spanish (in Galician, mostly) and Portuguese newspapers and magazines such as A Nosa Terra, Diario 16 de Galicia, Faro de Vigo, Jornal de Noticias do Porto, Dorna, Tintimán, Carel or Katarsis. She collaborated to periodicals in Galician such as Festa da Palabra Silenciada, Luzes de Galiza or the Boletín Galego de Literatura, among others. She died of a heart attack in 2003. Her collected works were published in November 2018, bringing together her 4 published poetry collections, Denuncia do equilibro, Tigres coma cabalos, Darío a día and Intempériome.
Works
Works
Denuncia do equilibrio, 1986 Tigres coma cabalos, 1990 Darío a diario, 1996 Intempériome, 2003
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1962
Xela Arias born at Lugo.
2003
Xela Arias died in 2003 at Vigo.
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Lugo.
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Vigo.
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- 1.Xela Arias: Voltarmos ao preto – PGL. pgl.gal. 2021-05-15.
- 2.elmundo.es – Xela Arias, poeta y traductora por encima de las normas morales. www.elmundo.es.
- 3.Revistas | Biblioteca Complutense.
- 4.A RAG dedicaralle as Letras Galegas 2021 a Xela Arias. Real Academia Galega. 2020-12-22.
- 5.P, S. R. El Día das Letras Galegas 2021 será para Xela Arias. El País. 2020-12-22.
- 6.Xela Arias. Día das Letras Galegas 2021. consellodacultura.gal.
- 7.Xela Arias: as muitas formas de uma voz nua. TSF Rádio Notícias. 2021-05-17.
- 8.Expósito Rabadán, Jesús. Xela Arias: Verso Desnudo. Madrygal. Revista de Estudios Gallegos. Ediciones Complutense. 8. 34. 2005. 1138-9664.
- 9.Album de mulleres. culturagalega.gal.
- 10.Morre dun ataque ó corazón a poeta e traductora Xela Arias. La Voz de Galicia. 2003-11-02.
- 11.Poesía reunida (1982–2004). Xela Arias – Editorial Xerais. www.xerais.gal.
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