Biography
José Asunción Silva (27 November 1865 in Bogotá – 23 May 1896 in Bogotá) was a Colombian poet and novelist. He is considered one of the leaders of Latin American Modern Poetry, following the paths of Baudelaire, Mallarmée and Verlaine.
Career
A few critics related him with the Modernists, but recent studies from professors Klaus Meyer-Minnemann and María Dolores Jaramillo, supported on the total of his works, proves his place as a modern poet and not as a "modernist".
Personal Life
José Asunción Silva was born on November 27, 1865 in Bogotá. As a actor, poet, writer, José Asunción Silva is part of the public figures documented from Colombia.
References
- "José Asunción Silva." Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Asunción_Silva
- "Wikidata entity: Q2983255 — José Asunción Silva." https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2983255
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