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Pleamar (His Obras de Rafael Alberti ; 4)

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Spanish

315 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1978

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Rafael Alberti

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Rafael Alberti Merello (December 16, 1902 - October 28, 1999) was a Spanish poet, a member of the Generation of '27. Alberti published his first books of poetry towards the end of the 1920s: Marinero en tierra ('Sailor on Dry Land', 1925), La Amante ('The Mistress', 1926) and El alba del alhelí ('The Dawn of the Wallflower', 1927). This early work fell broadly into the Cancionero tradition, though from a markedly avant-garde perspective.

After falling in with the other members of the Generation of '27, Alberti began to show the profound influence of Luis de Góngora on his work, most obviously in Cal y canto ('Quicklime and Plainsong', 1929). It was, however, the introspective surrealism of Sobre los ángeles ('Concerning the Angels', 1929), whose tone was perhaps anticipated by some of the more sombre moments of Cal y canto, that established Alberti as a mature poet. Sobre los ángeles is widely considered to be Alberti's best work.

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July 22, 2014
¿Para qué la obra de Rafael Alberti?

Si le di a este "poeta comprometido" una segunda oportunidad (después de una fuerte desilusión en el año pasado al leer 13 bandas y 48 estrellas,un poemario panfletario) fue por un poema interpretado por Serrat de su autoría.

Me da gusto saber que Alberti no es solamente maestro del panfleto rojo. Este poemario, el primero que escribió íntegramente en el exilio, es un fuerte grito nostálgico por su tierra, por su mar.

En mi opinión, el punto alto es donde entra a juego la irracionalidad, quizá vestigio de sus años de coqueteo con el surrealismo.

EQUIVOCADO, el mar suelta una golondrina.

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