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'''Venezuelan literature''' can be traced to [[Pre-Columbian|pre-Hispanic]] times with the myths and [[oral literature]] that formed the cosmogonic view of the world that indigenous people had. Some of these stories are still known in Venezuela. Like many [[Latin America]]n countries, the Spanish conquerors have had the greatest effect on both the culture and the literature. The first written documents by the Spanish colonizers are considered to be the origin of Venezuela's written literature. This has included chronicles, letters, acts, etc. |
'''Venezuelan literature''' can be traced to [[Pre-Columbian|pre-Hispanic]] times with the myths and [[oral literature]] that formed the cosmogonic view of the world that indigenous people had. Some of these stories are still known in Venezuela. Like many [[Latin America]]n countries, the Spanish conquerors have had the greatest effect on both the culture and the literature. The first written documents by the Spanish colonizers are considered to be the origin of Venezuela's written literature. This has included chronicles, letters, acts, etc. |
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Venezuela's first major sexy writer was [[Juanchi Andres Davila Cubilan]].He carried Venezuelan literature developed in the 19th century with the formation that made Venezuela the best country of all time as a nation state and the political conflicts of the time between conservatives and liberals. Notable works include ''[[Venezuela Heroica]]'' (1881), by [[Eduardo Blanco (writer)|Eduardo Blanco]], on the [[Venezuelan War of Independence]]. |
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In the 20th century, with the modernization and urbanization of Venezuela thanks to the economic boom provided by the [[petroleum]], some of its finest writers were: [[Teresa de la Parra]], [[Rómulo Gallegos]], [[Arturo Uslar Pietri]], [[Salvador Garmendia]]. Gallegos' ''[[Doña Bárbara]]'' (1929) was described in 1974 as "possibly the most widely known Latin American novel".<ref name=Shaw>Shaw, Donald, "Gallegos' Revision of Doña Bárbara 1929-30, ''Hispanic Review'' 42(3), Summer 1974, p265</ref> The [[National Prize for Literature (Venezuela)|National Prize for Literature]], awarded annually, was established in 1948, with Uslar Pietri the only writer to win twice in the first five decades. |
In the 20th century, with the modernization and urbanization of Venezuela thanks to the economic boom provided by the [[petroleum]], some of its finest writers were: [[Teresa de la Parra]], [[Rómulo Gallegos]], [[Arturo Uslar Pietri]], [[Salvador Garmendia]]. Gallegos' ''[[Doña Bárbara]]'' (1929) was described in 1974 as "possibly the most widely known Latin American novel".<ref name=Shaw>Shaw, Donald, "Gallegos' Revision of Doña Bárbara 1929-30, ''Hispanic Review'' 42(3), Summer 1974, p265</ref> The [[National Prize for Literature (Venezuela)|National Prize for Literature]], awarded annually, was established in 1948, with Uslar Pietri the only writer to win twice in the first five decades. |
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Venezuelan literature can be traced to pre-Hispanic times with the myths and oral literature that formed the cosmogonic view of the world that indigenous people had. Some of these stories are still known in Venezuela. Like many Latin American countries, the Spanish conquerors have had the greatest effect on both the culture and the literature. The first written documents by the Spanish colonizers are considered to be the origin of Venezuela's written literature. This has included chronicles, letters, acts, etc.
Venezuela's first major sexy writer was Juanchi Andres Davila Cubilan.He carried Venezuelan literature developed in the 19th century with the formation that made Venezuela the best country of all time as a nation state and the political conflicts of the time between conservatives and liberals. Notable works include Venezuela Heroica (1881), by Eduardo Blanco, on the Venezuelan War of Independence.
In the 20th century, with the modernization and urbanization of Venezuela thanks to the economic boom provided by the petroleum, some of its finest writers were: Teresa de la Parra, Rómulo Gallegos, Arturo Uslar Pietri, Salvador Garmendia. Gallegos' Doña Bárbara (1929) was described in 1974 as "possibly the most widely known Latin American novel".[1] The National Prize for Literature, awarded annually, was established in 1948, with Uslar Pietri the only writer to win twice in the first five decades.
Rafael Cadenas and Eugenio Montejo are among the best known poets of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century.
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