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modernist. (However, the antagonism between De Torre and
Huidobro arose in 1921. In Cosmópolis 32, August 1921, Guillermo de Torre wrote about Huidobro: "De ahà que frente a la reiterada obcecación egolátrica del autor de "Poemas árticos", nos vemos obligados a ratificar nuestras aserciones negativas
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De Torre headed the department of literature at the
University of Buenos Aires, and held professorships at numerous universities throughout the Americas, while continuing his work in literary and artistic criticism. He was a co-founder and literary adviser of the publishing house Losada, where he
316:, "it was a kind of Bible") for its elucidation of such a vast and complex subject. In 1965 an expanded, revised edition, omitting the apologetic tone of the original, was released in three volumes under the title
103:. He subsequently became estranged from Huidobro. He studied law and obtained a diploma, but was unable to become a diplomat due to his deafness. He traveled through Europe and was exposed to various
633:(1961), in which he examines the motivations of socially involved art, which he calls "engaged literature" in the case of poetry, prose, and drama, and "informalism" when describing
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that appeared in 1921, De Torre was caricatured as "the youngest poet", speaking in neologisms and proparoxytones. He continued to contribute to numerous
Ultraist reviews, including
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De Torre had a strong interest in the relationship between poetry and visual imagery, and drew upon the theme of
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de su ilusa originalidad personal, creyéndose único promotor y cultivador del creacionismo (...)" page 591).
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in 1933, he delivered a conference titled "Panorama of new
Spanish painting". In 1934, he and
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organized by that organization. He was one of the most notable peninsular contributors to
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during a voyage to Spain. As an art critic, he is known for his biography the
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91:(1918), described him as "an intelligent and crazy young man". In 1918 he met
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Examen de conciencia. Problemas estéticos de la nueva generación española
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Though de Torre's skill as a literary critic is comparable to that of
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Test of conscience: Aesthetic problems of the new
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as well. He married his former collaborator Norah Borges, sister of
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published by
Bibliotheca Aretina. As well as appearing in Asséns's
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Correspondencia Juan Ramón Jiménez / Guillermo de Torre 1920-1956
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Guillaume
Apollinaire: su vida, su obra y las teorĂas del cubismo
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Guillaume
Apollinaire: His Life, His Work, the Theories of Cubism
441:(ADLAN), he wrote the prologue of the catalogue of the works of
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335:(T. S. Eliot, D. H. Lawrence, Camus, Sartre, Beauvoir, etc.).
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810:. Madrid / Fráncfort: Iberoamericana / Vervuert, 2006.
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MinorĂas y masas en la cultura y el arte contemporáneo
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UltraĂsmo, Existencialismo y
Objetivismo en Literatura
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artistic movements. In 1919 he wrote the manifesto of
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In 1927 he served as secretary in the foundation of
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830:Miguel de Torre Borges, "Appunti su mi padre"', in
609:, he examines three Spanish authors – Lorca,
825:Diccionario de las Vanguardias en España 1907-1936
617:. Among his theoretical works are the monographs
139:. In 1923 he published a book of Dadaist poems,
381:Between 1932 and 1936 he and his wife lived in
38: and the second or maternal family name is
127:, which appeared in 1920. The same year, with
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296:In 1924 De Torre published a translation of
477:, and devoted space in his anthologies to
16:Spanish essayist, poet and literary critic
796:Nueva direcciones de la crĂtica literaria
760:Historia de las literaturas de Vanguardia
417:. At the group's inaugural exhibition in
272:, and various European magazines such as
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706:Itinerario de la nueva pintura española
437:. As a member of the Madrid chapter of
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123:poem. He elaborated on Ultraism with a
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135:, which Tzara included in his list of
748:Claves de literatura hispanoamericana
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654:New Directions in Literary Criticism
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155:. The book's cover was designed by
83:He became a writer at a young age.
702:. Buenos Aires: Humanidades, 1928.
694:Literaturas europeas de vanguardia
627:Keys to Hispanoamerican Literature
599:Menéndez Pelayo and the Two Spains
562:prĂncipe del esdrĂşjulo archipĂ©nico
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908:20th-century Spanish male writers
827:. Madrid: Alianza Editoria, 1995.
724:Menéndez Pelayo y las dos Españas
528:of his only collection of poems,
376:Itinerary of new Spanish painting
413:and collaborated in its review,
405:). In the same year, along with
280:, he launched a polemic against
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658:Literary Doctrine and Criticism
589:, when presented with Neruda's
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366:. There he collaborated on the
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333:History of Vanguard Literature
318:History of Vanguard Literature
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53:Guillermo de Torre Ballesteros
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736:Problemática de la literatura
677:, Madrid: Mundo Latino, 1923.
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802:Doctrina y crĂtica literaria
696:, Madrid: Caro Raggio, 1925.
656:(1970), and the compilation
650:The Metamorphosis of Proteus
457:. After the outbreak of the
329:European Vanguard Literature
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768:. Madrid: Guadarrama, 1968.
762:(Madrid, Guadarrama, 1965).
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623:The Problems of Literature
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790:La metamorfosis de Proteo
742:La metamorfosis de Proteo
374:(Buenos Aires, 1928) and
348:Ernesto Giménez Caballero
129:José de Ciria y Escalante
903:20th-century translators
873:Spanish literary critics
631:The Pointer of the Scale
524:A 2005 translation into
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595:Life and Art of Picasso
591:Residencia en la tierra
286:Julio Herrera y Reissig
85:RamĂłn GĂłmez de la Serna
712:Vida y arte de Picasso
577:Gabriel GarcĂa Márquez
538:Miguel de Torre Borges
519:comparative literature
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718:El fiel de la balanza
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435:1935 Literary Almanac
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425:wrote a monograph on
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534:Appunti su mio padre
439:L'Amics de l'Art Nou
391:Revista de Occidente
378:(Montevideo, 1931).
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342:, the review of the
205:corta las cabelleras
200:La tijera del viento
863:Spanish art critics
858:Writers from Madrid
708:, Montevideo, 1931.
688:Manifiesto vertical
542:El Movimiento V. P.
431:Julio PĂ©rez Ferrero
362:, and relocated to
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340:La Gaceta Literaria
238:El movimiento V. P.
893:Spanish male poets
744:, (1956), ensayos.
569:Juan Ramón Jiménez
447:Eduardo Westerdahl
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67:and member of the
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883:Generation of '27
821:Juan Manuel Bonet
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360:Jorge Luis Borges
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40:Ballesteros
36:de la Torre
842:Categories
582:Leaf Storm
558:archipenic
306:CosmĂłpolis
270:CosmĂłpolis
266:Horizontes
145:calligrams
682:Criticism
605:. In his
552:, titled
550:jinojepas
511:La NaciĂłn
298:Max Jacob
290:Uruguayan
274:Manomètre
254:Cervantes
133:Reflector
121:automatic
79:Biography
59:, 1900 –
660:(1970).
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491:Faulkner
483:BergamĂn
451:Canarian
264:(1922),
262:Tableros
161:woodcuts
153:Futurism
109:Ultraism
26:In this
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675:HĂ©lices
615:Machado
611:Unamuno
526:Italian
507:Malraux
503:Moravia
487:Cernuda
479:Alberti
453:review
429:. With
173:Spanish
141:Helixes
65:Dadaist
32:surname
832:Eliche
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669:Poetry
613:, and
530:Eliche
419:Berlin
397:, and
387:El Sol
383:Madrid
288:, the
250:Grecia
169:haikus
97:Robert
57:Madrid
664:Works
499:Camus
495:Kafka
475:Lorca
463:Paris
278:Alfar
258:Ultra
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