Born: July 10, 1902 in Camaguey [Died] July 16, 1989. A Cuban poet from Havana. He was of black descent. During the Cuban cultural movement after independence, he published Motivos de son (1930) and Songoro Cosongo (1934), becoming a standard-bearer not only in Cuba but also in Negritude literature. These poems, which make extensive use of black idioms, onomatopoeia, and metaphors, and are full of rhythm and simple emotion, denounce the tragic reality of the oppressed people, with the richness of African black tradition and the unique world of Cuban blacks. West Indies, Ltd. (1934) is even more denounced and full of militant conviction. In 1937, he joined the Communist Party, participated in the International Anti-Fascist Cultural Defense Conference in Spain, where he witnessed the civil war, and published Cantos para soldados y sones para turistas (1937). He later traveled to Europe and Latin America as a journalist. After the Cuban Revolution, he served as president of the Union of Writers and Artists, and worked as a defender of the revolution and culture, and as a creator of new culture. His other works include Elegías (1958) and El gran zoo (1967). Gillian |
[生]1902.7.10. カマグエイ [没]1989.7.16. ハバナ キューバの詩人。黒人の血をひく。独立後のキューバ文化運動のなかで,『ソンのモチーフ』 Motivos de son (1930) ,『ソンゴロ・コソンゴ』 Songoro Cosongo (1934) を発表し,キューバのみならず,ネグリチュード文学の旗手となる。黒人的語法と擬音や隠喩を多用,リズム感と素朴な情感に満ちたこれらの詩は,アフリカ黒人の伝統の豊かさとキューバ黒人独自の世界をもち,虐げられた人々の悲惨な現実を告発している。 1934年の『西インド諸島株式会社』 West Indies,Ltd.は,告発の姿勢がより強く,戦闘的確信に満ちている。 1937年共産党に入党,スペインでの国際反ファシスト文化擁護会議に参加して,内乱を目撃,『兵士のための歌と観光客のためのソン』 Cantos para soldados y sones para turistas (1937) を発表した。のちヨーロッパ,ラテンアメリカをジャーナリストとして歴訪。キューバ革命後は作家芸術同盟の会長を務め,革命と文化の擁護者として,また新文化の創造者として活動。ほかに『エレジー』 Elegías (1958) ,『大動物園』 El gran zoo (1967) など。 ギリェン
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