The Spanish lyric poet Gustavo Adolfo Dominguez Bécquer (1836-1870) is noted for his Rimas, a collection of short lyric poems. This work had such a profound influence that it is considered the ...
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In the following excerpt, Turk offers an analysis of Leyendas in the context of German Romanticism.
… We have observed definite features of German Romanticism that must have influenced B�...
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In the following excerpts, Bynum presents an overview of Bécquer's writing in the context of the philosophical and aesthetic orientation of European Romanticism and then explains B...
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In the following essay, Mandrell explains Bécquer's use of women as a theme in his Rimas.
The dictum ‘Poesía … eres tú’ [Poetry … is you] (59...
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In the following essay, González-Gerth reviews Bécquer's Rimas in light of the author's poetic philosophy.
During his short life, Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (Seville ...
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In the following essay, Inglis examines the theme of ineffability in Bécquer's Leyendas.
The question of Bécquer's treatment of ‘lo inefable’ in his Leyend...
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In the following essay, Hartsook presents an overview of Bécquer's philosophy of creative imagination, focusing on both his poetry and prose.
During the last fifty years there has bee...
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In the following essay, Jones presents an overview of Bécquer's works, tracing his poetic theory through his writings.
Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer did not enjoy fame in his own life...
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In the following essay, Fedorchek discusses imagery in Becquer's “La Ajorca de oro.”
“La ajorca de oro” is the story of a sacrilege committed in the cathedral of ...
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In the following essay, Palley discusses the history of the “disembodied soul” motif in literature and comments on Becquer's use of it in his Rimas.
The myth or image of the di...
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In the following essay, Billick contends that Bécquer, more than any of his predecessors, formulated in his poetic work Rimas a sophisticated exposition of the existential problem of being.
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In the following essay, Baker examines Bécquer's Leyendas in the context of Jungian philosophy, focusing specifically on the functioning of the subconscious in the process of creation.
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Gustavo Adolfo Dominguez Bécquer
Critical Essay by Henry Charles Turk
