José Ortega y Gasset wrote at a period when the terms of literature itself were being argued over.
The record lists José Ortega y Gasset as Spanish liberal philosopher and essayist (1883–1955).
José Ortega y Gasset was born at Madrid in 1883. His recorded nationality is Spain. He was educated at Universidad Central and University of Deusto.
Around the turn of the twentieth century, literary form itself came under argument, and the certainties of the realist novel were dismantled.
He worked as philosopher, pedagogue and writer.
The writing is recorded in Spanish and German.
Books outlive their reviews, and the ones that last are seldom the ones that sold best.
The honours record reads: Goethe Medal for Art and Science (1932).
That the work was written from Spain matters: language, censorship and the reach of a publishing industry decide which books travel and which stay local.
José Ortega y Gasset died in 1955, aged 72. The books remain, which is the only durable form a writing life takes.
Achievements
- Goethe Medal for Art and Science — 1932
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