Ernesto Cardenal (1925–2020)
Author of The Gospel in Solentiname
About the Author
An ordained priest who lives in Solentiname, a community that he founded, and a member of the Nicaraguan cabinet, Ernesto Cardenal is Latin America's best known exponent of what might be called the literature of the theology of liberation. His poetry is the expression of tension between his faith show more and a strongly rooted sense of reality and the need for drastic change. Influenced heavily by Thomas Merton, by his residence in the Trappist community of Gethsemane, Kentucky, by English and American poetry, Christianity, and the fact of social injustice, Cardenal consciously writes antirhetorical and often didactic poetry. Frequently, he uses other sources: newspapers, Native American texts, and so on, just as the masses at Solentiname use nontraditional sources as subjects for discussion. Zero Hour (1980) details the existence of tyranny in America; the Psalms (1981) are a rewriting of the biblical Psalms of David for a modern world. The Gospel in Solentiname (1982) is a collection of dialogues or commentaries on the Gospels. Cardenal served as minister of culture in the government organized after the 1979 ouster of Anastasio Somoza in Nicaragua. Ernesto Cardenal died on March 1, 2020 at the age of 95. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Ernesto Cardenal
Catulo marcial 2 copies
Poemas 2 copies
Poesia Nicaragüense 1 copy
Poemas de Ernesto Cardenal 1 copy
Nicaráuac 1 copy
Psalmi i druge pesme 1 copy
Der neue Morgen 1 copy
A Cuba 1 copy
Revista Cultural nicaráuac — Editor — 1 copy
Salmo 1 copy
Poesía 1 copy
Latinamerikanska psalmer 1 copy
Canto a un país que nace 1 copy
Sønderbrudt pigtråd : en latinamerikansk nydigtning af Det gamle Testamentes salmer formet som aktuelle protestsange (1970) 1 copy
Jeg ser. Et nyt Nicaragua 1 copy
Das poetische Werk I. In der Nacht leuchten die Wörter. Frühe Gedichte, Epigramme, Psalmen. (1991) 1 copy
Oráculo sobre Managua 1 copy
50 Anos de Esculturas 1 copy
Cántico cósmico 1 copy
Canto all'amore 1 copy
Grido: Salmi degli oppressi 1 copy
Associated Works
Editor's Choice II: Fiction, Poetry & Art from the U.S. Small Press, 1978-1983 (Contemporary Anthology Series) (1987) — Contributor — 6 copies
New World Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1 — Contributor — 1 copy
New World Journal, Vol. 1, No. 2/3 — Contributor — 1 copy
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- Legal name
- Cardenal Martinez, Ernesto
- Birthdate
- 1925-01-20
- Date of death
- 2020-03-01
- Burial location
- Solentiname Islands
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Nicaragua
- Birthplace
- Granada, Nicaragua
- Place of death
- Managua, Nicaragua
- Cause of death
- chronic heart and kidney problems
- Places of residence
- Solentiname Islands, Nicaragua
- Education
- University of Mexico
Columbia University - Occupations
- cleric
poet
liberation theologian
Catholic priest - Relationships
- Cardenal, Fernando (brother)
Merton, Thomas (teacher)
Cuadra, Pablo Antonio (first cousin) - Organizations
- Roman Catholic Church
Order of Trappists (OCSO)
Government of Nicaragua - Awards and honors
- Friedenspreis des deutschen Buchhandels (1980)
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- Works
- 122
- Also by
- 9
- Members
- 878
- Popularity
- #29,161
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 18
- ISBNs
- 175
- Languages
- 12
- Favorited
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