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When “the life of sentiments is extremely bourgeois”: ideal love and nonconformism in the love poems of Hilda Hilst
| Resumo: | The common misconception in studies of Hilda Hilst is that her work can be divided into two stages, the work before her foray into “pornographic” aesthetics and the work that followed this supposed pivot. Yet when read as a whole, Hilst’s poetic production reveals a remarkable unity owing to the author’s sustained and consistent engagement with erotic themes. This chapter explains the evolution of Hilst’s poetic personae and the poet’s renovation of classical, Renaissance, and modern tropes of love poetry, which she used to imbue her erotic poetry with spiritual and philosophical significance. |
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| Autores principais: | Teixeiro, Alva |
| Assunto: | Hilda Hilst Brazilian Love Erotic poetry |
| Ano: | 2018 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | capítulo de livro |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade de Lisboa |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa |
| Resumo: | The common misconception in studies of Hilda Hilst is that her work can be divided into two stages, the work before her foray into “pornographic” aesthetics and the work that followed this supposed pivot. Yet when read as a whole, Hilst’s poetic production reveals a remarkable unity owing to the author’s sustained and consistent engagement with erotic themes. This chapter explains the evolution of Hilst’s poetic personae and the poet’s renovation of classical, Renaissance, and modern tropes of love poetry, which she used to imbue her erotic poetry with spiritual and philosophical significance. |
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