Poetry from the Canary Islands: Atlantic lyric between Europe and America Cover Image

La poesía canaria: lírica atlántica entre Europa y América
Poetry from the Canary Islands: Atlantic lyric between Europe and America

Author(s): Octavio Pineda
Subject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara
Keywords: poetry from the Canary Islands; mythical space; Atlanticity; modernism; identity

Summary/Abstract: The poetry from the Canary Islands has been controversial from its beginnings. But if we study it in depth, we discover local features and concomitances with some literary genres of Hispano-American Literature, which provides it a proven originality. This article will try to answer some questions about its Atlantic identity.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 87-93
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Spanish