María Herminia Sabbia y Oribe (1883-1961) was an Uruguayan poet. Inspired by "tender or family matters", her poems had a strong religious inclination. Sabbia was politically active in the women's section of the National Party.
María Herminia Sabbia y Oribe | |
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| Born | 1883 |
| Died | 1961 |
| Pen name | María H. Sabbia y Oribe |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | Spanish |
| Nationality | Uruguayan |
| Notable works | Aleteos (1898) |
Biography edit
María Herminia Sabbia y Oribe was born in 1883.[1] She was the daughter of Uruguayan patrician María Luisa Oribe Montiel and the Italian count born in Pavia, Roberto Sabbia. From that marriage, in addition to María Herminia, were born her two sisters, Ida and Estela.[2]
In 1898, she published a book of poems written during her adolescence, entitled Aleteos, which received praise from Angelo de Gubernatis, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Carlos Roxlo, and Arturo Giménez Pastor. In addition to this book, Sabbia collaborated with numerous literary magazines in Uruguay and abroad, and some of her texts appeared in the anthology of Uruguayan poets, El Parnaso Oriental by Raúl Montero Bustamante.[3] Among these magazines were El Uruguay Ilustrado,[4] Tabaré,[5][6] and the Revista Literaria by Montero Bustamante himself.[7]
Sabbia was also politically active, being involved in the women's section of the National Party.[2]
María Herminia Sabbia y Oribe died in 1961.[1]
Style and themes edit
According to Montero Bustamante, Sabbia's verses were generally inspired by "tender or family matters", which were considered "praiseworthy concepts by the critics".[3] On the other hand, Sarah Bollo defined Sabbia as a "romantic and delicate" poet, whose poems revolved around intimate and familiar themes, with a strong inclination towards the religious.[1]
Selected works edit
- Aleteos (La Tribuna Popular. Montevideo, 1898)
References edit
- ^ a b c Bollo, Sarah (1965). Literatura uruguaya, 1807-1965 (in Spanish). Vol. 1. Orfeo. OCLC 1577215.
- ^ a b "El clan VIANA, descendientes del primer gobernador español de Montevideo". Diego Castro Arrúe. 2013. (in Spanish)
- ^ a b Montero Bustamante, Raúl (1905). El Parnaso oriental; antología de poetas uruguayos con un prólogo y notas críticobiográficas. Ed. ilustrada con varios medallones foto-grabados de poetas uruguayos (in Spanish). Montevideo. p. 326. Retrieved 19 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Blanch Codoner, Jose Maria (September 1898). "La Poesia". El Uruguay Ilustrado (1898 - 1900) (in Spanish) (5): 59. Retrieved 19 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Tabaré", vol. 1, no. III. p. 14. June 1914. (in Spanish)
- ^ "Tabaré", vol. 1, no. VI. p. 24. September 1914. (in Spanish)
- ^ Sabbia y Oribe, Maria H. (15 May 1900). "A Un Decadente". Revista Literaria (in Spanish). 1 (2). Montevideo: 36–37. Retrieved 19 February 2023 – via anaforas.fic.edu.uy.