Two Poets in New York: Federico Garc´ía Lorca and Thomas Merton
This article aims at understanding the connection that the American poet Thomas Merton felt with the Spanish one Federico García Lorca, based on their consideration of New York City. Exploring the archives may throw light into the attitudes and thoughts they share. The article revisits Poet in New Y...
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I11-R103article-22922019-12-15T18:00:33Z Two Poets in New York: Federico Garc´ía Lorca and Thomas Merton Dos poetas en Nueva York: Federico García Lorca y Thomas Merton Raggio, Marcela García Lorca Thomas Merton Nueva York Cuba García Lorca Thomas Merton New York Cuba This article aims at understanding the connection that the American poet Thomas Merton felt with the Spanish one Federico García Lorca, based on their consideration of New York City. Exploring the archives may throw light into the attitudes and thoughts they share. The article revisits Poet in New York, the letters that Lorca wrote to his family at the time he started composing the book, and the Conference about it; the article revisits also Thomas Merton’s autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain and some of his letters about New York City. By comparing both authors’ texts, it is possible to notice their common attitude towards the metropolis and the contrast they set between it and Cuba. Este artículo busca comprender la conexión que el norteamericano Thomas Merton siente con el poeta español Federico García Lorca, a partir de la relación de ambos con la ciudad de Nueva York. Volver a los archivos puede iluminar aspectos, actitudes, consideraciones que ambos comparten en su apreciación de Nueva York. El artículo repasa el poemario Poeta en Nueva York, las cartas que Lorca escribió a su familia en la época en que empezó a componer el libro y la Conferencia sobre el mismo; repasa también la autobiografía The Seven Storey Mountain de Thomas Merton y algunas de sus cartas sobre Nueva York. De la comparación de los textos de ambos autores se desprende una actitud común ante la gran ciudad, a la vez que el contraste que los dos poetas establecen entre la metrópolis y Cuba. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo 2019-12-08 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo evaluado por pares application/pdf https://revistas.uncu.edu.ar/ojs3/index.php/boletingec/article/view/2292 Boletín GEC; Núm. 24 (2019): Prácticas críticas alrededor de Lorca; 126-141 2618-334X 1515-6117 spa https://revistas.uncu.edu.ar/ojs3/index.php/boletingec/article/view/2292/1919 |
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This article aims at understanding the connection that the American poet Thomas Merton felt with the Spanish one Federico García Lorca, based on their consideration of New York City. Exploring the archives may throw light into the attitudes and thoughts they share. The article revisits Poet in New York, the letters that Lorca wrote to his family at the time he started composing the book, and the Conference about it; the article revisits also Thomas Merton’s autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain and some of his letters about New York City. By comparing both authors’ texts, it is possible to notice their common attitude towards the metropolis and the contrast they set between it and Cuba. |
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