Library of Rassegna iberistica

Series | Library of Rassegna iberistica
Edited book | Serenísima palabra
Chapter | Amantes como árboles en las Flores de baria poesía (núm. 131: «Con una aguda hacha derrocaba…»)

Amantes como árboles en las Flores de baria poesía (núm. 131: «Con una aguda hacha derrocaba…»)

Abstract

This article explores the anonymous sonnet 131 («Con una aguda hacha derrocaba…») from the poetry collection Flores de baria poesía, collected in Mexico around 1577. My analysis focuses on the metaphor of lovers as trees. This poetic image prevails in the entire poem and contributes deeply to its final meaning. The exploration on the tradition of this metaphor accompanies the close reading of the sonnet. The conclusion of the analysis is that «Con una aguda hacha derrocaba…» shows an original balance between eroticism and the conventions of courtly love poetry.    


Open access | Peer reviewed

Submitted: July 12, 2015 | Accepted: April 5, 2015 | Language: it

Keywords Metaphor • Trees • Love • Eroticism • Lovers

Copyright © 2017 Fernando Rodríguez Mansilla. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

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