Cantos de vida y esperanza: Los cisnes y otros poemas

Escrito por Rubén Darío

Narrado por Rafael Baena Zapatero

Rubén Darío es probablemente el poeta más importante de la lengua española en el siglo XIX y los ecos de su obra resuenan a través de toda la poesía escrita a ambos lados del Atlántico desde entonces. Fue el autor modernista más destacado y revolucionó forma y contenido incorporando a nuestra poesía ritmos y temáticas, muchas provenientes de Francia, que le dieron un nuevo aire. En "Cantos de vida y esperanza, los cisnes y otros poemas" encontramos la obra poética de madurez del poeta nicaragüense. En los tres libros en los que se divide se observa un autor más reflexivo y que, además de las referencias a la mitología, a la cultura clásica, y a un pasado idealizado, levanta la bandera de la cultura hispanoamericana frente a los valores y el empuje del imperialismo estadounidense, y reivindica también sus raíces y creencias cristianas. La musicalidad de la obra de Rubén Darío sigue cautivando, como lo hace la belleza de sus versos o la vehemencia con la que su simbolismo nos transmite historias, ideas y sentimientos universales.

Diseño de portada: David Rubiales Suárez

Rubén Darío is probably the most important poet of the Spanish language in the 19th century and the echoes of his work resound in Spanish poetry since then. He was the main modernist author and revolutionized form and content by incorporating rhythms and themes into Spanish poetry. In "Cantos de vida y esperanza, los cisnes y otros poemas" we find the poetic work of maturity of the Nicaraguan author, a more reflective poet who, in addition to references to mythology, classical culture, and an idealized past, raises the flag of the Hispanic American culture against the values and thrust of U.S. imperialism, and also claims his Christian roots and beliefs. The musicality of Rubén Darío's work continues to captivate, as does the beauty of his verses or the vehemence with which his symbolism transmits universal stories, ideas and feelings.

Cover art design: David Rubiales Suárez

• Idioma: Español
• Editorial: Encrucijada Editorial, S.L.U.
• Fecha de lanzamiento: 23 ene 2024
• ISBN: 9798868684289

Rubén Darío

Rubén Darío (1867-1916) was a Nicaraguan poet. Following his parents’ separation, he was raised in the city of León by Félix and Bernarda Ramirez, his maternal aunt and uncle. In 1879, after years of hardship following the death of Félix, Darío was sent to a Jesuit school, where he began writing poetry. He found publication in El Termómetro and El Ensayo, a popular daily and a local literary magazine, and was recognized as a promising young writer. Darío soon gained a reputation for his liberal politics and was denied an opportunity to study in Europe due to his opposition of the Catholic Church. In 1882, he travelled to El Salvador, where he studied French poetry with Francisco Gavidia and sharpened his sense of traditional poetic forms. Back in Nicaragua, he suffered from financial hardship and poor health while attempting to broaden his style through experimentation with new poetic forms. In 1886, he traveled to Chile, where he published his masterpiece Azul… (1888), a groundbreaking blend of poetry and prose that helped define and distinguish Hispanic Modernism. The success of Azul… enabled Darío to find work as a correspondent for La Nación, a popular periodical based in Buenos Aires. He travelled widely throughout his career, working as a journalist and ambassador in Argentina, France, and Spain. Darío continued to write and publish poetry, courting controversy with a series of poems written on Theodore Roosevelt and the United States which displayed his inconsistent political position on the impact of American imperialism on Latin America. Towards the end of his life, suffering from advanced alcoholism, Darío returned to his native city of León, where he was buried after a lengthy funeral at the Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary.