Description
Pasto de la aurora
Book summary
This edition rescues the first unpublished book by Carlos Salomón, an essential poet of the Cantabrian generation of '42, whose manuscript remained kept in Gerardo Diego's personal library. The reader will find an early work of strange symbolic depth, far removed from both the neo-Garcilasism and the existentialism of its time. The volume is completed with a preliminary study that contextualizes the poetry collection within the author's total output, offering a comprehensive view of his writing.
What is it about?
Carlos Salomón (1923-1955) was a poet marked by a congenital illness that limited his external life and led to his premature death. Together with José Luis Hidalgo and José Hierro, he belonged to the group of Cantabrian writers of the "Quinta del 42" (Class of '42) and was a co-founder of the magazine *Proel*. Pasto de la aurora is his first book, the trail of which had been lost until now. It is an unpublished manuscript which, according to research, was preserved by Gerardo Diego, who was his main advocate from the beginning. The work is presented accompanied by a study that analyzes both this collection of poems and his writing as a whole, allowing for an understanding of the evolution of a symbolism of singular depth.
Main themes
- Symbolist poetry of the Cantabrian generation of '42.
- Literary creation under conditions of seclusion and illness.
- The rescue of an unpublished manuscript and its historical-literary context.
- The relationship between the poet and his mentor, Gerardo Diego.
- The stylistic evolution of an author between neo-Garcilasism and existentialism.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at readers interested in post-war Spanish poetry, especially in the work of the "Quinta del 42" and cult authors like Carlos Salomón. It will also be of great value to researchers and literary scholars looking for unpublished materials and documentation on the *Proel* group and 20th-century Cantabrian poetry.
What this book offers
- Access to a poetry collection that was unpublished and unknown until now, a key piece to complete the author's body of work.
- A critical study that places the manuscript in the context of Salomón's complete production, facilitating its understanding.
- The opportunity to discover the early voice of a poet whose work, of strange depth, distances itself from the dominant currents of his time.
- A testimony to the patronage and literary preservation work of Gerardo Diego, a central figure in Spanish poetry.
Technical specifications
- Author: Salomón, Carlos
- Publisher: Anthropos Editorial
- Language: Spanish
- Topic: POETRY, POETRY BY INDIVIDUAL POETS, PLAYS, THEATRICAL TEXTS
- Collection: AUTHORS, TEXTS AND TOPICS
- Binding: Paperback
- Date of publication: March 2014
- Number of pages: 128
- Weight: 166 g
Editorial review
The publication of Pasto de la aurora constitutes a publishing event for scholars of 20th-century Spanish poetry. Beyond the philological interest in the rescue of a lost manuscript, the poetry collection offers the opportunity to delve into the early work of a poet whose symbolic singularity deserves to be rediscovered. The accompanying study provides the necessary context to appreciate its value within the trajectory of Carlos Salomón and the literary group to which he belonged.