Juan Larrea’s Poetic Essays: just to Start Talking about a Literary Taboo
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Juan Larrea, Avant-garde Poetry and Poetics, Avant-garde Essay, Avant-garde Movements and Science
Abstract
The belive that literature should not assumed any ambitions of objectivity and truthfulness has induced the most prominent scholars of Juan Larrea (Bilbao, Spain, 1895 - Cordoba, Argentina 1980) to established an absolute distinction between his poetry and his essays, and the oblivion of the former. Two main reasons are behind this division: the acceptance of Larrea’s scientific characterization of his essays, and the dismissal of the equally important emphasis the author place on their poetic nature. This article proposes that Larrea’s poetry and his essays form part of one uninterrupted application of a set of aesthetic values deeply rooted in the avant-garde artistic ideals. This new perspective unblock the possibility of reading his impressive body of essays in the same way we could read his poems.Downloads
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2010-11-06
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Pliego B. D. (2010). Juan Larrea’s Poetic Essays: just to Start Talking about a Literary Taboo. Anales de Literatura Hispanoamericana, 39, 61-73. https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/ALHI/article/view/ALHI1010110061A
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