Les nits incendiades. Alquímia i representació en la poesia de Palau i Fabre
It is still necessary to ponder those things which, because of their very nature, seem impossible to understand. Josep Palau i Fabre vindicated a literature grafted with madness such as the alchemic tradition, in order to re-encounter a form of grandness similar to that of man, as he suggested in hi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Catalan |
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Sorbonne Université - Laboratoire CRIMIC (EA 2561)
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Catalonia |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/catalonia/1431 |
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| Summary: | It is still necessary to ponder those things which, because of their very nature, seem impossible to understand. Josep Palau i Fabre vindicated a literature grafted with madness such as the alchemic tradition, in order to re-encounter a form of grandness similar to that of man, as he suggested in his prologue to the Alchemist’s Poems. Alchemy could summon up a reality far from any judgment that determines things through clear-cut distinctions; therefore, the poet’s responsibility –the duty of the writer who takes charge of the language– would consist in upholding this legacy that surpasses the everyday, immediate reality. |
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| ISSN: | 1760-6659 |