The Form That Contains Multitudes: The Mexican Long Poem (1924–2020)

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Chapter 11 - The Form That Contains Multitudes: The Mexican Long Poem (1924–2020)

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 March 2024

Tamara R. Williams

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José Ramón Ruisánchez Serra ,

Anna M. Nogar and

Ignacio M. Sánchez Prado

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José Ramón Ruisánchez Serra: Affiliation:
University of Houston

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This chapter is devoted to the long poem which, after failed attempts to create an epic of the new nation, was reconceived in the twentieth century in the lyrical vein and remains a crucial consecratory instance in the Mexican canon. The chapter examines the nature and weight of the long poem’s trajectory, including the Contemporáneo José Gorostiza’s Muerte sin fin (1939), work by Octavio Paz, and Sara Uribe’s Antigona González (2012). The discussion also considers the new forms of the long poem, such as those by David Huerta, Maricela Guerrero, Isabel Zapata, Balam Rodrigo, Ricardo Cázares, and others.

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Long poem 21st century Mexican Poetry Muerte sin fin "Himno entre ruinas"Antígona González Luis Felipe Fabre.

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Information: A History of Mexican Poetry , pp. 200 - 219

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Print publication year: 2024

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