"Ese brote de llanto y melancolía": Una indagación emocional sobre el suicidio en la obra de Medardo Ángel Silva
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2020-08
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Schmader, Lourdes E.
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Mi tesis se centra en el poeta, escritor y compositor ecuatoriano, Medardo Ángel Silva (1898 -1919), la figura nacional más prominente del movimiento literario latinoamericano conocido como Modernismo. Tomo como punto de partida el trabajo de Ana Peluffo y Sarah Ahmed sobre las emociones para considerar el impacto de la poesía de Silva en la cultura ecuatoriana. Además, propongo investigar el suicidio del poeta analizando las metáforas, las imágenes y el lenguaje con el que Silva lo representa en sus poemas. Mi objetivo es contribuir a una comprensión más profunda de Silva, cuya recepción ha estado definida por la popularidad tanto de su trágica biografía como por la interpretación del pasillo realizada por Julio Jaramillo con la letra de su famoso poema “El alma en los labios.”
My thesis focuses on the Ecuadorian poet, writer, and compositor, Medardo Ángel Silva (1898-1919), the nation’s most prominent figure of the Latin American literary movement known as Modernismo. I build upon Ana Peluffo and Sarah Ahmed’s work on emotions to consider the impact of Silva’s poetry in Ecuadorian culture. In addition, I propose to investigate the poet’s suicide by analyzing the metaphors, images, and language that Silva employed in his poems to represent the act of taking one’s own life. My aim is to contribute to a deeper understanding of the poet, whose reception is defined by the popularity of both his tragic biography and Julio Jaramillo’s pasillo––a widely-acclaimed Ecuadorian music genre––inspired by his famous poem “El alma en los labios.”
My thesis focuses on the Ecuadorian poet, writer, and compositor, Medardo Ángel Silva (1898-1919), the nation’s most prominent figure of the Latin American literary movement known as Modernismo. I build upon Ana Peluffo and Sarah Ahmed’s work on emotions to consider the impact of Silva’s poetry in Ecuadorian culture. In addition, I propose to investigate the poet’s suicide by analyzing the metaphors, images, and language that Silva employed in his poems to represent the act of taking one’s own life. My aim is to contribute to a deeper understanding of the poet, whose reception is defined by the popularity of both his tragic biography and Julio Jaramillo’s pasillo––a widely-acclaimed Ecuadorian music genre––inspired by his famous poem “El alma en los labios.”
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Medardo Ángel Silva, Guayaquil, Ecuador, Suicide, Emotions, Biography, Modernismo, Poetry, Generación decapitada, Feelings, Ecuadorian Literature, South America, Latin America, Medardo Ángel Silva, Guayaquil, Ecuador, Suicidio, Emociones, Biografía, Modernismo, Poesía generación decapitada, Sentimientos, Literatura ecuatoriana, América del Sur, Latinoamérica
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Schmader, L. E. (2020). <i>"Ese brote de llanto y melancolía": Una indagación emocional sobre el suicidio en la obra de Medardo Ángel Silva</i> (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.