Schön, Elizabeth (1921–2001)

views updated

Schön, Elizabeth (1921–2001)

Venezuelan poet and playwright. Name variations: Elizabeth Columba Schön de Cortina; Elizabeth Schon. Born 1921 in Caracas, Venezuela; died Nov 30, 2001; dau. of Miguel Antonio Schön and Maria Luisa Ibarra; m. Alfredo Cortina (pioneer in radio, died).

Studied literature, philosophy, and music history in Caracas; works include La gruta venidera (1953), En el allá disparado desde ningún comienzo (1962), El abuelo, la cesta y el mar (1965), La cisterna insondable (1971), Incesante aparecer (1977), Del antiguo labrador (1983), Concavidad de horizontes (1986), Ropaje de ceniza (1993), La flor, el barco, el alma (1995) and Del río hondo aqui (2000); helped establish theater of absurd in Venezuela with her plays, Intervalo (1957) and Melisa y yo, which were performed in Caracas (1961).

More From encyclopedia.com