Description
THE INTIMACY OF MIRRORS
Book Summary
This literary essay offers the first comprehensive study of the poetic proposal of "La otra sentimentalidad" (The Other Sentimentality), a literary movement from Granada of great relevance. Through an analysis of the readings that its members made of masters such as Antonio Machado, Rafael Alberti, and Jaime Gil de Biedma, the work explores how these authors turned tradition into a mirror to justify and endorse their own creative project. A profound and suggestive analysis for understanding one of the most complex poetic currents in recent history.
What is it about?
The book delves into the poetics of "La otra sentimentalidad," a movement that emerged in Granada and marked a milestone in contemporary Spanish poetry. The research focuses on the dialectical relationship between the search for a tradition of one's own and the need to justify a new lyrical voice. To this end, it examines how the poets of this group read and interpreted key figures such as Antonio Machado, Rafael Alberti, and Jaime Gil de Biedma, using those readings as a mirror in which to look at themselves and define their literary identity. The work unravels the keys to this process of appropriation and dialogue with the past, offering a complete vision of their influences and their legacy.
Main themes
- Analysis of the poetics of "La otra sentimentalidad" as a literary movement.
- The problem of tradition in contemporary poetry.
- Reading and interpretation of the work of Antonio Machado, Rafael Alberti, and Jaime Gil de Biedma.
- Relationship between literary heritage and the creation of one's own poetic voice.
- The mirror as a metaphor for reflection and aesthetic justification.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at literary scholars, literary critics, students of Hispanic philology, and readers interested in 20th-century Spanish poetry. It is especially relevant for those who wish to understand in depth the poetic currents of the transition and democracy, as well as the role of tradition in aesthetic renewal.
What this book contributes
- An exhaustive and novel analysis of "La otra sentimentalidad," a key poetic movement.
- A study methodology that links the reading of classics with contemporary creation.
- A critical perspective on how poets build their literary identity based on their references.
- A rigorous approach to the work of Machado, Alberti, and Gil de Biedma from a renewed perspective.
Technical data sheet
- Author: MARTIN GIJON, FELIX
- Publisher: ANTHROPOS
- Language: Spanish
- Topic: Literary essays, Literature: history and criticism, Literary studies: c 1900-, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Literary reference works
- Collection: AUTHORS TEXTS AND THEMES LITERATURE
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: November 2021
- Number of pages: 368
- Weight: 100 g
Editorial review
Winner of the VI Ángel González International Literary Research Award, this essay is presented as an indispensable reference for the study of recent Spanish poetry. Its rigorous approach and its ability to unravel the complexities of a specific literary movement make it a valuable tool for both specialists and fans of literary criticism. The expository clarity and the depth of the analysis make it accessible without losing academic rigor.