La promesa

by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer

Margarita lloraba con el rostro oculto entre las manos; lloraba sin gemir, pero las lágrimas corrían silenciosas a lo largo de sus mejillas, deslizándose por entre sus dedos para caer en la tierra, hacia la que había doblado su frente.

Junto a Margarita estaba Pedro, quien levantaba de cuando en cuando los ojos para mirarla y, viéndola llorar, tornaba a bajarlos, guardando a su vez un silencio profundo.

13 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1871

About the author

Gustavo Adolfo Domínguez Bastida, better known as Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, was a Spanish post-romanticist writer of poetry, short stories, and nonfiction now considered one of the most important figures in Spanish literature. He adopted the alias of Bécquer as his brother Valeriano Bécquer, a painter, had done earlier. He was associated with the post-romanticism movement and wrote while realism was enjoying success in Spain. He was moderately well known during his life, but it was after his death that most of his works were published.

He is best known for his intimate, lyrical poems and for his legends; more importantly, he is remembered for the verbal decor with which he impregnated everything he wrote. A Romantic poet above all else, Bécquer infused every single line he wrote with sensorial intensity, and his Legends still serve today as some of the most brilliant examples of prose poetry. Always including elements of the supernatural, Bécquer imbued his legends with a gothic sensibility, depicting gnomes, ghosts, enchanted fortresses and monasteries, and men and women who succumb to vanity or desire.

Other lesser-known, but none less valuable, works include his "Cartas Desde mi Celda" ("Letters from my Cell") and "Cartas Literarias a una Mujer" ("Literary Epistles to a Woman") which adopt an intimate, contemplative style similar to Thoreau in "Walden." Here we find him ruminating at length on the subjects that characterize his poetic works: love, the purpose of art, folklore, the seductive pull of ancient ruins--and, of course, women.


An essential figure in the canon of Hispanic letters, and an obligatory reading in any Spanish-language High School, he is today considered the founder of modern Spanish lyricism. Bécquer's influence on 20th century poets of the Spanish language is felt in the works of poets such as Octavio Paz, Giannina Braschi, Antonio Machado, Juan Ramón Jiménez, Pablo Neruda and many more.

Reviews

[Montse Ortuño · Rating 5 out of 5]

Siempre grande nuestro Bécquer.
En esta ocasión nos relata la historia de Margarita y su amado escudero, el cual parte a la guerra dejándola de amor herida.
No olvides que las promesas se hacen para cumplirlas.

[Graciela Ramos · Rating 5 out of 5]

Breve historia de Becquer, disfrutado en compañía de mi pequeño lector, mi hijo; una historia triste que refleja el valor de la palabra empeñada. Pedro y Margarita son de esos seres que pasan a ser mitológicos, legendarios. Habrán amores así de puros y perentorios? ... Yo creo que sí.

[Susana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Esta leyenda de Bécquer me ha encantado. Es una historia tristísima por el desenlace que tiene. Cuenta la historia de amor de 2 jóvenes que estaban totalmente enamorados, pero él se tiene que ir a la guerra. Ella no lo asimila y llora compungida por tener que separarse de su amado. El amado a su vez, le hace una promesa que deberá de cumplir sea omo sea.
Bécquer escribe tan bien que parece que estás allí. Sientes el dolor y la amargura de la amada y la desesperación del amado por separarse de ella. Como describe el escritor es maravilloso porque en todo momento estás en esos paisajes y situaciones. La recomiendo muchísimo. 13/11/2023.

[emely memely · Rating 5 out of 5]

Me dio teriquito

[Loava · Rating 4 out of 5]

Historia encantadora.

[Juan Bernal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Una historia de amor con toques sobrenaturales donde Bécquer nos narra cómo una promesa hace que una joven espere el retorno de su amado hasta después de muerta.

[Mateo R. · Rating 4 out of 5]

* Lugares:
-Sevilla, Andalucía, España.
-Soria, Castilla y León, España.
* Eventos: Reconquista de España (722-1492).

[Yaneth Suárez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bécquer nunca defrauda. Forma parte de los cimientos de la literatura universal.