Poemas del destierro y de la espera

by Rafael Alberti

Spanish

Genres: Poetry

310 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1976

About the author

Rafael Alberti Merello (December 16, 1902 - October 28, 1999) was a Spanish poet, a member of the Generation of '27. Alberti published his first books of poetry towards the end of the 1920s: Marinero en tierra ('Sailor on Dry Land', 1925), La Amante ('The Mistress', 1926) and El alba del alhelí ('The Dawn of the Wallflower', 1927). This early work fell broadly into the Cancionero tradition, though from a markedly avant-garde perspective.

After falling in with the other members of the Generation of '27, Alberti began to show the profound influence of Luis de Góngora on his work, most obviously in Cal y canto ('Quicklime and Plainsong', 1929). It was, however, the introspective surrealism of Sobre los ángeles ('Concerning the Angels', 1929), whose tone was perhaps anticipated by some of the more sombre moments of Cal y canto, that established Alberti as a mature poet. Sobre los ángeles is widely considered to be Alberti's best work.

Reviews

[Paula]

Tras mucho tiempo desquiciada en el que no me ha sido posible leer…. Amo la poesía, Alberti es top…. Solo podré leer cosas poéticas en esta nueva etapa… he estado revisando tb el cuarto d atras d martin gaite tío… MAGIA ……. Q siglo XX nos ha dado la literatura española tío

[Helena · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Yo nunca seré de piedra.
Gritaré cuando haga falta.
Reiré cuando haga falta.
Cantaré cuando haga falta.”


Gracias Raúl por dejarme este libro. Me ha hecho sentir un poquito más cerca de tu tierra y de todo lo que representa. Para ti, me queda esta frase: “Quiero un pañuelo bordado, que tenga en sus cuatro picos tu corazón dibujado”.