Teófilo Cid (September 27, 1914 – June 15, 1964) was a
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...
an poet. He was a member of the Chilean
Generación del 38 or Generation of 1938, but was a member of the small Surrealist group in the generation, known as
La Mandrágora
''La Mandrágora'' (Spanish for ''The Mandrake'') was a Chilean Surrealist group "officially founded" on 12 July 1938 by Braulio Arenas (1913-1988), Teófilo Cid and Enrique Gómez Correa.[Braulio Arenas
Braulio Arenas ( La Serena, April 4, 1913 – †Santiago May 12, 1988) was a Chilean poet and writer, founder of the surrealist '' Mandrágora'' group.
Life
Braulio Arenas lived most of his youth in the north of Chile, moving in his teens to ...]
and
Enrique Gómez Correa
Enrique Gómez Correa (1915, in Talca – 1995, in Santiago de Chile) was a Chilean poet, lawyer and diplomat.
Biography
He studied at the Lyceum for Boys at Abate Molina de Talca, his hometown, where he met Braulio Arenas and Teófilo Cid, w ...
. After living an unrestrained life, he died before reaching 50 years of age. He was awarded a number of prizes.
He published a number of books including ''Bouldroud'' (1942), ''El tiempo de la sospecha'', lit. ''Time of the Suspect'' (1952) which was about critical views of the dictator
Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo (; 3 November 1877 – 28 April 1960) was a Chilean Army officer and political figure. He served as president twice, first between 1927 and 1931, and then from 1952 to 1958, serving for 10 years in office.
E ...
who ran from 1927 until 1931, ''Camino del Ñielol'' (1954) which contains a long poem of a thousand verses. He also wrote articles in the seminary Pro-Arte and the ''La Hora'' newspaper.
In 1976,
Alfonso Calderón made his works in several newspapers and reviews including ''Pro-Arte'' and ''Alerce'' under the title ''¡Hasta Mapocho no más!''
Works
* ''El tiempo de la sospecha.'' Santiago: Cruz del Sur, 1952.
* ''Camino del N̄ielol.'' Santiago: Ediciones Renovación, 1954.
* ''!Hasta Mapocho no más ...!'' Santiago: Editorial Nascimento, 1976.
External links
Reference in Memoria Chilena
Chilean male poets
Surrealist poets
Chilean literature
1914 births
1964 deaths
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