Oscar Sambrano Urdaneta (February 6, 1929 – June 14, 2011[1]) was a Venezuelan writer, essayist and literary critic, specialized in the life and work of Andrés Bello. In 1978, he won the Municipal Prize of Literature for the work Poesía contemporánea de Venezuela. He served as the president of the Venezuelan Academy of Language, is an honorary member of the Caro y Cuervo Institute, and was president of the National Council of Culture (CONAC) in the late 1990s. He also has hosted the television show Valores (Values).[2]
Oscar Sambrano Urdaneta | |
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| Born | February 6, 1929 Boconó, Trujillo state |
| Died | June 14, 2011 (aged 82) |
| Occupation | Writer, literary critic, essayist |
| Nationality | Venezuelan |
| Genre | Literary criticism, essay |
| Subject | Literature, Life and work of Andrés Bello |
| Notable works | Del ser y del quehacer de Julio Garmendia |
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Partial bibliography edit
- Cecilio Acosta, vida y obra
- Apreciación literaria
- "El Llanero", un problema de crítica literaria
- Cronología de Andrés Bello
- El epistolario de Andrés Bello
- El Andrés Bello Universal
- Verdades y mentiras sobre Andrés Bello
- Aproximaciones a Bello
- Poesía contemporánea de Venezuela
- Literatura hispanoamericana (In collaboration with Domingo Miliani)
- Del ser y del quehacer de Julio Garmendia
References edit
- ^ "Falleció Oscar Sambrano Urdaneta a los 82 años de edad". El Nacional. 2011. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
- ^ El Espectador. "Oscar el bellista". Retrieved June 30, 2008.
- (in Spanish) Oscar Sambrano Urdaneta biography on YouTube
- Pedro Pablo Paredes. "Bello y Sambrano Urdaneta" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2009. Retrieved June 30, 2008.
- MSN Encarta. "Óscar Sambrano Urdaneta". Archived from the original on March 17, 2008. Retrieved June 30, 2008.
- El Universal, June 30, 2008. "En el País existe segregación", interview to Oscar Sambrano Urdaneta (in Spanish)