Description
L¶NE ET LA PLUME
Book Summary
This monograph offers an exhaustive and unprecedented analysis of Platero and I, one of the greatest works by Juan Ramón Jiménez. The author, Daniel Lecrer, explores the reinvention of literary genres within poetic creation, questioning the nature of the prose poem. Through five thematic chapters, the book examines the relationship between man and animal, the poetics of color and light, poetic theatricality, and the interaction between space and time, revealing new hermeneutic perspectives on this classic work.
What is it about?
The book delves into the complexity of Platero and I to unravel its multiple layers of meaning. Lecrer analyzes how the work navigates between the genres of poetry, narrative, and theater, creating a generic syncretism that defies traditional classifications. The study is structured around five fundamental axes: the symbolic relationship between man and animal as a writing strategy; the conception of space and time as an initiatory journey; the poetics of color and light that permeate the prose; the mechanisms of a poetic theatricality that, while not theater, utilizes its resources; and the hermeneutic keys that open new horizons of interpretation. The author links these themes with modern bucolicism, exploring introspection through interior, exterior, and intermediate spaces, and addressing issues such as harmony, consciousness, the divine, and the function of silence and solitude.
Main Themes
- Reinvention of literary genres and generic syncretism in the work of Juan Ramón Jiménez.
- Analysis of the symbolic relationship between man and animal as a narrative and poetic axis.
- Poetics of color, light, and space as constitutive elements of introspection and the perception of time.
- Mechanisms of poetic theatricality and its interpretive function in a non-theatrical work.
- Modern bucolicism and the assimilation of classics in contemporary poetry.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at researchers, students, and readers specializing in Spanish literature, poetry, and literary theory. It is especially relevant for those interested in the work of Juan Ramón Jiménez, the analysis of the prose poem, and the boundaries between literary genres. It will also be of great value to literary critics and academics seeking a deep and up-to-date monographic study on Platero and I.
What this book contributes
- A pioneering and unpublished monographic analysis of Platero and I, a work that lacked a study of this magnitude.
- A new perspective on the reinvention of literary genres, offering a renewed definition of the prose poem.
- Original hermeneutic keys that allow for a deeper understanding of the work, exploring its theatricality, its modern bucolicism, and its ontological dimension.
- A detailed study of Juan Ramón Jiménez's creative procedures, from the poetics of color to the function of silence and solitude.
Technical Sheet
- Author: Daniel, Lecrer
- Publisher: University of Huelva
- Language: fre
- Topic: POETRY, LITERARY STUDIES: POETRY AND POETS
- Collection: LIBRARY OF JUANRAMONIAN STUDIES
- Binding: Paperback
- Edition Date: December 2020
- Number of pages: 298
- Weight: 737 g
Editorial Assessment
This work represents a significant contribution to the field of Juanramonian studies by filling a critical void with a rigorous and original approach. Daniel Lecrer's analysis does not merely deconstruct the structure and themes of Platero and I, but offers conceptual tools to rethink the nature of the poetic genre. Its value lies in the depth of the analysis and in the ability to connect apparently disparate elements (theatricality, bucolicism, introspection) into a coherent and revealing reading. It is, without a doubt, a mandatory reference for any scholar of the work of Juan Ramón Jiménez and modern poetry.