Stella Corvalán
Born
Stella Corvalán Vega

(1913-11-25)25 November 1913
Talca, Chile
Died1994 (aged 80–81)
Santiago, Chile
Occupation(s)Writer, poet
Years active1940–1994
Movement

Stella Corvalán Vega (25 November 1913 – 1994) was a Chilean writer and poet.[1] She mainly explored the genre of poetry ascribing itself to an aesthetic stance close to surrealism.[2] She is included together with Homero Arce, María Elvira Piwonka, Mila Oyarzún, and others in the group of writers known as the Generation of '38.[3]

Biography

Stella Corvalán was born in Talca on 13 November 1913.[4][5] One of her first publications was Sombra en el aire in 1940, which in the opinion of writer and literary critic Carlos René Correa, "stands out with signs of original class, of expressive force and of true depth."[6] Her poetic work "is characterized by the ability to evoke the absent, and the ability to organize in her texts what is politically called 'the feminine', that is, the world of emotions, intuition, sensitivity tied to a knowledge of those emotions."

Her work was published and recognized in various countries in Latin America and Europe, followed by renowned intellectuals such as Francis de Miomandre, Pío Baroja, and Giovanni Papini, illustrated by artists such as Agnes Van Den Brandeler in Sinfonía del viento (Madrid, 1951),[7] and referenced by writers like Uruguayan Juana de Ibarbourou in the poem "A Stella Corvalán".[8]

Corvalán died in Santiago in 1994.[4]

On 26 September 2022, a deposit of unedited writings, drawings and photos were found buried in the terrains of a school in the commune of La Florida, Santiago of Chile. The Center of Patrimony Documentation of the University of Talca took charge of their study and conservation.[9]

Works

  • Sombra en el aire (Ateneo, Buenos Aires, 1940)
  • Palabras (Imp. Universitaria, Santiago, 1943)
  • Rostros del mar (1947)
  • Geografía azul (Escuela Nacional de Artes Gráficas, Santiago, 1948)
  • Amphion (1949)
  • Responso de mi sangre (Artes Gráficas, Santiago, 1950)
  • Sinfonía del viento (Ínsula, Madrid, 1951)
  • Sinfonía de la angustia (1955)
  • La luna rota: (memorias de mi infancia) (1957)
  • Nocuentos (1967)
  • Sinfonía del viento (1968)

References

  1. ↑ Szmulewicz, Efraín (1984). Diccionario de la Literatura Chilena [Dictionary of Chilean Literature] (in Spanish). Santiago: Andrés Bello. p. 95. Retrieved 29 January 2020 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ Nómez, Naín (2000). Antología Crítica de la Poesía Chilena [Critical Anthology of Chilean Poetry] (in Spanish). Vol. 2. LOM Ediciones. p. 438. ISBN 978-95-6282-325-8.
  3. ↑ Alegría, Fernando (1970). La literatura chilena del siglo XX [Chilean Literature of the 20th Century] (in Spanish). Zig-Zag. p. 39. Retrieved 29 January 2020 – via Google Books.
  4. 1 2 "Stella Corvalán Vega" (in Spanish). Centro de Documentación Patrimonial. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  5. ↑ Brito, Eugenia (1998). Antología de poetas chilenas: confiscación y silencio [Anthology of Chilean Poets: Confiscation and Silence] (in Spanish). Dolmen. p. 110. ISBN 978-95-6201-397-0. Retrieved 29 January 2020 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ Correa, Carlos René (1944). Poetas chilenos, 1557–1944 [Chilean Poets, 1557–1944] (in Spanish). Editorial La Salle. p. xxiv. Retrieved 29 January 2020 – via Google Books.
  7. ↑ Fernandez Almagro, M. (9 December 1951). "Crítica y glosa" [Criticism and Gloss]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  8. ↑ Vivanco G., María (29 May 1975). "Poetisa olvidada" [Forgotten woman poet]. La Segunda (in Spanish). p. 8. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  9. ↑ Tamara Rojas (26 September 2022). "Estaban bajo tierra: estudiantes hallan inéditos libros de autora chilena en colegio en La Florida" (in Spanish). Radio Bio Bio. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
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