Leonor de la Cueva y Silva: a Poet of the 17th Century. Tradition, Displacement, and Authorial Legitimacy
During the Spanish Golden Age, female poets, playwrights and novelists lacked a literary tradition of their own; therefore, the only possibility to enter the field of literature was to adopt the poetics of the male tradition. Beyond this limitation, Leonor de la Cueva y Silva (1611-1705) did not sti...
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Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Humandiades. Instituto de Letras
2024
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/clt/article/view/7806 |
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| Sumario: | During the Spanish Golden Age, female poets, playwrights and novelists lacked a literary tradition of their own; therefore, the only possibility to enter the field of literature was to adopt the poetics of the male tradition. Beyond this limitation, Leonor de la Cueva y Silva (1611-1705) did not stick to reproducing models and “dared” to move away from the norm. The knowledge and use of the literary legacy legitimized Leonor's work as a poet, and this validation encouraged her to express her dissent with some consecrated truths. And, from an "eccentric" position, in terms of de Lauretis, the poet appropriated the canonical poetic resources and topics to resignify them and, in this way, externalize feminine experiences. |
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