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In this work , I explain that the focus of criticism on the Central American poetry of the second half of the twentieth century has emphasized its political content . I argue , however , that such a limited view obscures the broader import of this poetry and its place in Latin American literature . By reading the work of Nicaraguan Daisy Zamora , Guatemalan Otto René Castillo , and Salvadoran Roque Dalton with an emphasis on affectivity rather than revolution , I suggest a different relationship between the poet and society , one that is not limited to the marginal figure of the mujer soldado , the poeta guerrillero or the poeta marxista in conflict with all societal norms . Rather , I argue that my study portrays the complex subjectivity of the speaker /poet not unlike that of non -revolutionary poets , as well as his or her multi -dimensional affective connections to family and society . At the same time , an analysis of affect in this poetry allows us to reconsider the nature of the revolutionary figure itself , no longer a myth or a romantic hero , but an individual inserted in society in a more complex way .
In Chapter 1 , “Daisy Zamora : De la mujer -soldado a la mujer -mujer” , I contend that an analysis of affectivity of her poetic work reveals how personal memory constructs an individualized subjectivity different from that of a woman -soldier .
In the second chapter , “Otto René Castillo : De la lucha revolucionaria a la soledad del poema ,” I argue that a negative connotation of romantic love is projected in his poems bringing about traces of existential solitude in the lyric subjectivity . Furthermore , Castillo’s poetry elicits a binary opposition between “the people” and the guerrillero in which the former is portrayed as lacking of agency .
The third chapter , “Roque Dalton : y /o subjetividad en crisis ,” reveals the ways in which the Salvadoran poet textualizes a poetic of disenchantment by way of projecting disdain and contempt to the “motherland .”
In conclusion , my approach pinpoints how Zamora , Castillo and Dalton share the same preoccupations , affects and ways to conceive reality , which are also similar to the practices of those poets whose works are better -known given their national origin or because their poetic production has been widely studied by academia . This document has been written in Spanish . |
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