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Vicente Alexandre
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Birth Date :
10/11/1898
Birth Place :
Seville, Spain
Death Date :
December 14,1984
Biography - Vicente Alexandre
[b]Alexandre[/b] wrote his poetry in free verse. When he was 24, he devoted himself entirely to writing. His first book, AMBITO (ENVIRONMENT), was published six years later. Many of his early poems were political in nature, but his later poems revealed his spiritual longings.[br /]
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[b]Vicente Alexandre,[/b] recipient of the 1977 Nobel Prize for Literature, was born in Seville, Spain. His father was a civil engineer. He studied law at the University of Madrid and the Madrid School of Economics. He worked as an assistant professor at the Schol of Mercantile Management and later for the Andalusian Railways. During the Spanish Civil War his works were banned and his house was destroyed. He was not allowed to publish for a long time under Franco's regime.[br /]
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Alexandre wrote his poetry in free verse. When he was 24, he devoted himself entirely to writing. His first book, AMBITO (ENVIRONMENT), was published six years later. Many of his early poems were political in nature, but his later poems revealed his spiritual longings.[br /]
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[b]1898[/b][br /]
He was born in Seville, Spain.[br /]
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[b]1909[/b][br /]
He moved with his family to Madrid.[br /]
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[b]1913[/b][br /]
He received his high school diploma from Colegio Teresiano[br /]
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[b]1914[/b][br /]
He entered the University of Madrid.[br /]
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[b]1920[/b][br /]
He graduated from the University of Madrid.[br /]
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[b]1922[/b][br /]
He devoted himself entirely to writing.[br /]
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[b]1928[/b][br /]
Ambito (Environment)[br /]
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[br /]1932
Espadas Como Labios[br /]
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[b]1933[/b][br /]
He won the Premio Nacional De Literatura[br /]
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[b]1934[/b][br /]
La Destruccion O El Amor (Destruction Of Love)[br /]
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[b]1935[/b][br /]
Passion De La Tierra[br /]
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[b]1936 [/b] [br /]
His poetry was banned.[br /]
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[b]1942[/b][br /]
Poemas Paradisiacos [br /]
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[b]1944[/b][br /]
Sombra Del Paraiso[br /]
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[b]1949[/b][br /]
he was elected to the Spanish Royal Academy.[br /]
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[b]1950[/b][br /]
Mundo A Slas; Vida Del Poeta: El Amor Y La Poesia; He Ws Elected To The Royal Academy Of The Language.[br /]
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[b]1954 [/b] [br /]
Historia Del Corazon[br /]
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[b]1955 [/b] [br /]
Algunos Caracteres De La Nueva Poesia Espanola[br /]
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[b]1956 [/b] [br /]
Mis Poemas Mejores[br /]
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[b]1958[/b][br /]
Los Encuentros (The Meeting)[br /]
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[b]1960[/b][br /]
Poemas Amorosos; Poesia Completas[br /]
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[b]1961[/b][br /]
Antigua Casa Madrilena; Picasso[br /]
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[b]1962[/b][br /]
En Un Vasto Dominio (In A Vast Domain)[br /]
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[b]1965[/b][br /]
Retratos Con Nombre; Presencias[br /]
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[b]1968[/b][br /]
Poemas De La Consumacion (Poems Of Consummation; Obras Completas[br /]
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[b]1969[/b][br /]
Poems [br /]
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[b]1970[/b][br /]
Poesia Surrealista[br /]
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[b]1974[/b][br /]
Dialogos Del Conocimiento (Dialogues Of Insight); Vicente Aleixandre And Luis Cernuda[br /]
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[b]1976 [/b] [br /]
The Cave Of The Night [br /]
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[b]1977 [/b] [br /]
Twenty Poems; Obras Completas; He Was Awarded The Nobel Prize For Literature.[br /]
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[b]1978[/b][br /]
Poems/Poema[br /]
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[b]1979[/b][br /]
A Bird Of Paper; A Longing For The Light[br /]
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[b]1984[/b][br /]
He died in Madrid. (December 14)[br /]
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