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1 online resource |
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Romance studies ; number 169 |
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Romance studies ; no. 169
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| Contents |
Front Matter (Pp. 1-6); Table Of Contents (Pp. 7-8); Preface (Pp. 9-10); Mhf; Chapter I Introduction (Pp. 11-21); Chapter Ii Lexicon And Syntax (Pp. 22-40); Chapter Iii Sound And Form (Pp. 41-68); Chapter Iv Imagery And Symbol (Pp. 69-104); Chapter V Themes (Pp. 105-154); Chapter Vi Evaluations And Conclusions (Pp. 155-173); Index To Poems Studied (Pp. 174-176); Index Of Names (Pp. 177-178); Back Matter (Pp. 179-183) |
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This study concentrates on close analysis and evaluation of his poetry. It moves from the specific to the more abstract, from commentary on lexicon and syntax through metrics and figurative language to a consideration of the poet's major themes: love, death, and oppressive solitude. The final section is an evaluation of the poetry itself and of Villaurrutia's place in Mexican literature and in a larger Western tradition.This study presents the poetry of Xavier Villarrutia, analyzing it on several levels. The book moves from the specific to the more abstract, from commentary on lexicon and syntax, through metrics and figurative language, to a consideration of the poet's major themes: love, death, and oppressive solitude. The final section is an evaluation of the place of Villarrutia's poetry, and of the author himself, in both Mexican literature and in the larger Western tradition |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 27, 2018) |
| Subject |
Villaurrutia, Xavier, 1903-1950.
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| SUBJECT |
Villaurrutia, Xavier, 1903-1950 fast |
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Mexican poetry.
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Mexican literature.
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POETRY -- Continental European.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Caribbean & Latin American.
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Mexican literature
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Mexican poetry
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781469645971 |
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1469645971 |
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