José Lezama Lima y el neo-barroco americano

Abstract

This work revises some moments in José Lezama Lima´s work, his neo-baroque and poetic system. Considering the transformation between the topics of insularity and hybridism, the paper examine some relevant aspects concerning style as “splendor formae” in the construction of traditions and in the poetry logos. In particular it emphasizes the metaphor’s role and some languages issues around “reminiscent time”.

Keywords

• Latin American literature
• culture- baroque
• neo- baroque
• Lezama Lima