Rubén Darío Summary

Rubén Darío (1867-1916) was a Nicaraguan poet whose work is considered to have given the major impetus to the late-19th-century literary movement in Spanish America called modernism.Rub&... Read more

In the following excerpt, Goldberg offers his estimation of Darío's role in Spanish literature. Although it is but two years since his death, Rubén Darío is beginning to be... Read more

In the following essay, Davies examines classical and Judeo-Christian images of woman in Prosas profanas, assessing the role of the archetypal female in Darío's verse. Rubén Dar&#... Read more

Chilean-born scholar and poet specializing in Latin American fiction and verse, Torres-Rioseco was the author of more than a dozen books about Spanish American literature, including three book-length ... Read more

A preeminent Mexican literary figure, Paz has earned international acclaim for works in which he seeks to reconcile divisive forces in human life. His works also reflect his knowledge of the history, ... Read more

In the following excerpt, Torres-Rioseco explains elements of classical aesthetics in Darío's poetry and highlights the poet's emphasis of simplicity and clarity. From his earlies... Read more

In the following essay, Pearsall contradicts the traditional view of Latin American modernism as an "isolated phenomenon" by revealing the movement's historical and contemporary l... Read more