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Rimas ; Leyendas ; Cartas desde mi celda (Clásicos universales Planeta)
Barcelona. 22 cm. XXX, 226 p. Encuadernación en tapa dura de editorial. Colección 'Historia de la literatura', numero coleccion(35). Bécquer, Gustavo Adolfo 1836-1870. Obra selecta. Edición, introducción y notas de María del Pilar Palomo. Bibliografí p. XXX. Palomo, María del Pilar. 1933-. Leyendas. Cartas desde mi celda. Historia de la literatura (RBA Editores. 1994). 35 .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. 8447303411
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220 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1992
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Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
629 books456 followersGustavo 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.
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.
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March 21, 2020
Le quito una estrella por estar incompleto aunque la edición es preciosa, recuerda a los libros antiguos. Lo único que me quedaba por leer eran las cartas y me han parecido sublimes. Muy recomendable.
May 21, 2020
Es la primera vez que leo a un poeta. Me gustaron mucho las rimas, particularmente la número XIV. Sentía que podía conectarme con el autor, con sus versos profundos y sencillos a la vez. Me hizo recordar la forma en la que yo misma escribo y no quería acabar de leerlo. Además, las 8 leyendas se describen en una prosa extraordinaria, al inicio pueden parecer extensas pero requieren cada palabra.
Finalmente, las cartas desde mi celda 3 y 4 me llenaron de pensamientos cuestionables y fructíferos sobre la muerte, el tiempo y las vivencias. Las número 6, 7 y 8 me parecieron una extensión de las narraciones de Bécquer sobre las leyendas, aunque con una historia fantástica que jamás deja de ser llamativa.
Finalmente, las cartas desde mi celda 3 y 4 me llenaron de pensamientos cuestionables y fructíferos sobre la muerte, el tiempo y las vivencias. Las número 6, 7 y 8 me parecieron una extensión de las narraciones de Bécquer sobre las leyendas, aunque con una historia fantástica que jamás deja de ser llamativa.
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September 7, 2024No le voy a poner estrellitas a un libro tan clasico como este. Pero si voy a decir que dejando de lado la cursileria rampante y el engolamiento y la hiperadjetivacion propias de un señor romantico que escribia hace 160 años, este libro es el epicentro de la literatura de terror española. Su influjo aun se siente (y comparte) hoy.
March 26, 2024
Las rimas de becquer son muy bonitas y sencillas de entender, personalmente cuando llegue a la parte de las cartas me gustaron demasiado pero se me hacían muy pesadas de leer, no tanto por la narrativa, pero el interlineado era muy pequeño y parecía que no se avanzara en la lectura.
August 12, 2024
El librero de mi casa está lleno de libros que no me gustan y nunca me gustaran. Pero prefiero mil veces leer alguno de ellos (cómo fue este caso) a scrollear en redes sociales.
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