In the following excerpt, Kulp considers style, technique, and theme in Castro's Follas novas, comparing this collection of Galician poetry with an earlier work, Cantares gallegos.
follas Nov...
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In the following essay, Schwartz explores the destructive, libidinal, and neurotic themes and imagery of En las orillas del Sar.
Poets have always been concerned with death, the world's grea...
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In the following essay, Miller studies Castro's complex stylistic and thematic use of perspective in the poems of En las orillas del Sar.
The poetry of Rosalía de Castro has frequentl...
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In the following essay, Palley analyzes Castro's somber, dream-like poems "A mi madre" and "En sueños te di un beso, vida mía."
The encounter with a...
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In the following excerpt, Stevens surveys Castro's life and criticism of her work, and discusses Castro's association with the nineteenth-century Galician Revival in Spanish literature.
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In the following excerpt, Aldaz and Gantt discuss Castro's life, place in Spanish literature, and poetic themes.
Her Life
At the time of her death in 1885, Rosalía de Castro was littl...
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In the following essay, Kirkpatrick investigates the relationship of Castro's novels El caballero de las botas azules and La hija del mar to the tradition of seduction fantasy.
Do you think...
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In the following excerpt, Wilcox examines Castro as a marginalized woman poet whose collection Cantares gallegos—ostensibly a poetic celebration of her native Galicia—offers an ambivalen...
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In the following essay, Havard examines themes of intimacy, illegitimacy, and melancholy in Castro's final collection of poetry.
Whereas Cantares gallegos (1863) is considered as Rosal...
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In the following essay, the critic provides an examination of Castro's second collection of Galician verse.
From 1863 to 1880, Rosalía produced several works in prose. A short story i...
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In the following essay, Kulp-Hill discusses Castro's final collection of poetry, comparing its structure and style to Follas novas.
I Background
The collection of poetry En las orillas del S...
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In the following essay, Wilcox discusses the context of political, social, and esthetic marginalization within which Castro's poetry was written.
Unlike her sisters, Rosalía de Castro...
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In the following essay, Rodrigues discusses two of Castro's Galician poems, examining texts translated from Galician to English, Spanish, and Catalan.
Rosalía de Castro (1837-85) was ...
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Critical Essay by Kathleen K. Kulp
