José Manuel Briceño Guerrero

José Manuel Briceño Guerrero (Palmarito, Apure, Venezuela, 6 March 1929 - Mérida, 31 October 2014)[1] was a Venezuelan writer, philologist and philosopher. A large part of his work was published under the pen-name Jonuel Brigue.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Briceño and the second or maternal family name is Guerrero.
José Manuel Briceño Guerrero
Portrait of José Manuel Briceño.
Born
José Manuel Briceño Guerrero

(1929-03-06)March 6, 1929
Palmarito, Apure, Venezuela
DiedOctober 31, 2014(2014-10-31) (aged 85)
Mérida, Venezuela
Alma materUniversity of Vienna
Spouse(s)Jacqueline Clarac
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy

After doctoring in Vienna in 1961[2] with a thesis entitled “The Socio-Psychological Foundations of Latin American Spanish,” Briceño Guerrero worked for decades as Professor of Philosophy and Classical languages at the Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida. In 1981 he was awarded the Venezuelan Premio Nacional de Ensayo, and in 1996 the Premio Nacional de Cultura (Literatura).[3] He is considered one of the most influential and original Latin-American thinkers,[4] and some of his works have been translated into French and German, some as part of the UNESCO Collection of Representative Works.[5]

Works
  • 1962: ¿Qué es la Filosofía?, Mérida, Universidad de Los Andes. Free PDF
  • 1965: Dóulos Oukóon, Caracas, Arte. Free PDF
  • 1966: América Latina en el Mundo, Caracas, Arte. Free PDF
  • 1967: Triandáfila, Caracas, Arte. Free PDF
  • 1970: El Origen del Lenguaje, Caracas, Monte Ávila. Free PDF
  • 1977: La identificación Americana con la Europa Segunda, Mérida, Universidad de Los Andes. See preface
  • Discurso Salvaje, Caracas, Fundarte.
  • 1981: América y Europa en el Pensar Mantuano, Caracas, Monte Ávila Editores.
  • Geraldine Saldate, Mérida, Universidad de Los Andes: Talleres Gráficos Universitarios.
  • 1983: Recuerdo y Respeto para el Héroe Nacional (Speech delivered in representation of all Venezuelan universities upon the 200th anniversary celebrations of the birth of Simón Bolívar), Mérida, Universidad de Los Andes: Revista Azul. Free PDF
  • 1984: Holadios, Caracas, Fundarte.
  • 1987: Amor y Terror de las Palabras, Caracas, Mandorla. Free PDF
  • 1990: El Pequeño Arquitecto del Universo, Caracas, Alfadil. Free PDF
  • 1992: Anfisbena. Culebra Ciega, Caracas, Editorial Greca. Free PDF
  • 1993: L’Enfance d’un Magicien (French translation of Amor y Terror de las Palabras by Nelly Lhermillier), Paris, Editions de L’Aube.
  • 1994: Le Discours Sauvage (French translation of Discurso Salvaje by Nelly Lhermillier), Paris, Editions de L’Aube.
  • El Laberinto de los Tres Minotauros, Caracas, Monte Ávila.
  • 1996: “Les droits humains et les practiques de domination”, in: Qui sommes-nous, Paris, UNESCO.
  • 1997: Diario de Saorge, Caracas, Fundación Polar.
  • Discours des Lumières suivi de Discours des Seigneurs (French translation by Nelly Lhermillier), Paris, Editions de L’Aube – UNESCO.
  • 1998: Esa Llanura Temblorosa, Caracas, Oscar Todtmann Editores. View partial PDF
  • 2000: Matices de Matisse, Mérida, Universidad de Los Andes: Consejo de Publicaciones. View partial PDF
  • 2001: Trece Trozos y Tres Trizas, Mérida, Ediciones Puerta del Sol. Free PDF
  • 2002: El tesaracto y la tetractis, Caracas, Oscar Todtmann Editores.
  • 2004: Mi casa de los dioses. Mérida, Ediciones del Vicerrectorado Académico, Universidad de Los Andes.
  • 2004: Los recuerdos, los sueños y la razón. Mérida, Ediciones Puerta del Sol. Free PDF
  • 2007: Para ti me cuento a China. Mérida, Venezuela: Ediciones Puerta del Sol, 2007.
  • 2009: La Mirada Terrible. Mérida, Venezuela: Ediciones Puerta del Sol.
  • 2010: Los chamanes de China. Mérida, Venezuela: Ediciones Puertas del Sol-Universidad Experimental de Yaracuy.
  • 2011: Operación Noé. Mérida, Venezuela: Ediciones Puertas del Sol-Universidad Experimental de Yaracuy.
  • 2011: El garrote y la máscara, Venezuela: Ediciones La Castalia.
  • 2012: 3x1=4 (Retratos), Venezuela: Ediciones La Castalia.
  • 2013: Dios es mi laberinto. Venezuela, Ediciones La Castalia.[6]
  • 2014: Cantos de mi Majano, Caracas: Fundación Editorial El perro y la rana.

Other articles and minor works are referenced in the Spanish Wikipedia article.

Notes
  1. "En la muerte de José Manuel Briceño Guerrero". Archived from the original on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  2. Original PhD thesis title: Die völkerpsychologischen Grundlagen des lateinamerikanischen Spanisch. This became later the book América Latina en el Mundo (1966).
  3. “José Manuel Briceño Guerrero, Universitario Integral”, a biographic article by Prof. M.A. Rodríguez Lorenzo
  4. French article by François Delprat
  5. Venezuelan works translated and published with UNESCO's support since 1948.
  6. Briceño Guerrero entró en un laberinto para conocer a Dios en su último libro
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