Present-Day Relevance of The Beatus ille Topos in 20th Century Spanish Poetry: Rewrites by Jaime Gil de Biedma, Luis Antonio de Villena and Erika Martínez

Authors

  • Dorde Cuvardic García Universidad de Costa Rica Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15517/rfl.v46iExt..43578

Keywords:

topic, topoi, Beatus ille, XX century Spanish poetry, irony

Abstract

The topic Beatus ille, since its formulation by the Roman poet Horace, has a long tradition in Western literature with many variations as it evolves through the ages, always retaining its semantic core. This paper aims to conduct a historical overview of this topic, as well as to analyze and interpret several examples of the modernization of this topoi, in 20th century Spanish poetry, notably “De Vita Beata” (Poemas póstumos, 1968), by Jaime Gil de Biedma, “Un tema de Horacio” (Hymnica, 1975), by Luis Antonio de Villena, and “Beata illa” (Color carne, 2009), by Erika Martínez.

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Published

2020-08-22