Gerardo Diego and the Floral Games in honor of San Juan de Dios in the journal “Peace and Charity” (Granada, 1950)

Abstract

In this article we study the context in which the poem "Amor de Caridad" by Gerardo Diego was presented. The poet, born in Santander, dedicated the poem to San Juan de Dios and won, in 1950, the Floral Games which took place in Granada, on the occasion of the fourth centenary of the death of the saint. The bases, the convocation and the decision of the jury, that awarded first prize to Gerardo Diego, are exposed. Second and third prizes were won, respectively, by Manuel Benítez Carrasco and Francisco Romero López. We also offer comments about the poem and its transcription as it was published in the magazine "Peace and Charity" (1950). In the complete works of the poet this poem appears with the title "To San Juan de Dios".

Keywords

• Gerardo Diego
• “Amor de Caridad”
• “A San Juan de Dios”
• Paz y Caridad
• Poesía religiosa
• IV Centenario de la muerte de San Juan de Dios
• Juegos Florales
• Granada
• Posguerra española