Ernesto Cardenal Summary

Ernesto Cardenal (born 1925) a Roman Catholic priest, had become a poet of major standing by the end of the twentieth century. His epic works spoke to a proud people of its heritage. They spoke to peo... Read more

In the following essay, Valdés discusses the cinematic images and techniques Cardenal utilizes in his poem "Oráculo sobre Managua." In commenting on the ethical purpose ... Read more

In the essay below, Barrow provides a stylistic and thematic analysis of Cardenal's psalms. What Anita Brookner has said of Germaine Greer might be applied to the contemporary Latin American... Read more

In the following essay, Pring-Mill traces the development of Cardenal's life and poetry, and relates this growth and change to his portrayal of Native American peoples in Homenaje a los indios ... Read more

Critical Essay by Jascha Kessler The Preface to a volume of poems by Ernesto Cardenal, entitled Zero Hour and Other Documentary Poems, says bluntly about the poet that he "is a Catholic Priest... Read more

Critical Essay by Harold Jaffe Except for [Cardenal's] earliest verses which were modeled on Ruben Dario and Neruda, Whitman and Pound are his principal forbears. As with Whitman, there is les... Read more

Critical Essay by Robert D. Welch An excellent free verse translation presents … [Cardenal's] poems of lost American Indian civilizations [Homage to the American Indians]. The poetry is... Read more

Critical Essay by Gordon Brotherston [Cardenal's] first major work, Hora 0 (Zero Hour), and Epigrams, emerge from the 'tropical nights of Central America', an atmosphere thick wi... Read more

Critical Essay by Gregory Rabassa In Cuba has been called reportage for want of exact definition. It is more than that. It is the compendium of Cardenal's far-ranging impressions during visits... Read more

Critical Essay by James J. Alstrum [Ernesto Cardenal's] long narrative poem, El estrecho dudoso (1966), has not been adequately studied to date as an artistic whole. Like Pablo Neruda …... Read more

In the following essay, Cohen compares representations of the United States in the poetry of Cardenal and of the Haitian poet René Depestre. It is especially important at this particular tim... Read more

In the following review, Galeano describes The Doubtful Strait as an epic poem of Latin America's early colonial history that offers a moral lesson regarding contemporary social struggles. T... Read more

In the following essay, Valdés examines the development of the theme of prophesy throughout Cardenal's poetry. In a frequently-cited interview with Ronald Christ in 1974, Ernesto Card... Read more

In the following essay, Schaefer-Rodriguez analyzes Cardenal's response to the Nicaraguan Revolution of 1979 as it is expressed through his poetry. The events occurring in Nicaragua in the d... Read more

In the following essay, Gibbons critically examines Cardenal's expression of his political views through his poetry. Perhaps the subject of political poetry is so inextricable from specific ... Read more

In the following essay, Williams explores Cardenal's use of historical documents in El estrecho dudoso. El estrecho dudoso, el poema más largo del autor nicaraguense, Ernesto Cardenal... Read more