Modernism, Ruben Dario, and the Poetics of Despair presents a detailed study of a neglected facet of Ruben Dario, and in general, of Hispanic Modernism: metaphysical and existential dimensions as preludes to Modernity. Alberto Acereda and J. Rigoberto Guevara approach the life and death issues in Dario works with special emphasis on his poetry. The authors demonstrate how the Nicaraguan poet takes the first steps towards poetic modernity. The tragic component of Dario works are examined in the light of Nineteenth Century philosophy, especially the work of Arthur Schopenhauer. Various thematic proposals are also formulated for the study of the works of Ruben Dario.
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Acereda and Guevara offer a voluminous study that focuses on the Nicaraguan poet's anguish in relation to his times, which were characterized by Latin America's traumatic and definitive incorporation in the world economic system as a subservient component. Summing Up: Optional. Comprehensive graduate and research collections. -- G. Gomez-Ocampo, Wabash College * CHOICE *
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978-0-7618-2900-3 (9780761829003)
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Alberto Acereda holds a Ph.D. from the University of Georgia. He is Associate Professor of Latin American Literature at Arizona State University. Rigoberto Guevara holds a Ph.D. from Arizona State University. He is Assistant Professor of Latin American Literature at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Modernism, Modernity and the Poetics of Despair: Dario, Modernism and Modernity; Formulating a Definition of the Modern Poetics of Despair; Dario and the Origin of Modern Despair Chapter 3 Dario and the Paradigms of Modernity: Modernism and Fin-de-Siecle; The Modernist Struggle for Life; Dario's Modernity in Contemporary Hispanic Poetry Chapter 4 A Life Within Poetry: Dario: A Poet in Despair; The Source and Development of Despair in Dario; Life and Poetry: The Editorial Status Chapter 5 Poetry of Existential Despair: Existential Despair in Dario; Despair in Confronting Life; Optimism and Hope; Occultism and the Oneiric; Death and Fate Chapter 6 The Poetics of Despair and Religion: The Wavering Dario: Paganism and Christianity; Dario the Believer versus Dario the Skeptic; The Esoteric Doctrines. The Orphic-Pythagorean Chapter 7 Poetic Eros of Despair and Desire: The Erotic Experience in Dario; Dario's Poetic Eros; The Feminine Image in Dario Chapter 8 The Social and Artistic Despair: The Politics of Social Despair; Dario's Vision of Artistic and Social Modernity Chapter 9 Epilogue Chapter 10 Bibliography Chapter 11 Authors' Biographical Sketches Chapter 12 Index
