El tema de la fugacidad del tiempo y la angustia por ello es muy recurrente en la literatura de la modernidad. La pose de poeta angustiado por lo breve de la vida es adoptada a menudo por Lorca, que en sus obras propone dos formas de 'permanecer', con el significado de no ser olvidado para no morir (la eternidad): la primera, tener descendencia, — Lorca manifestará frustración hacia esta opción en varios poemas —; la segunda, simplement e escribir, y ser recordado en cada una de las lecturas. En este trabajo muestro cómo Lorca utiliza en las Suites (1920–21) una tercera vía, complementaria a las anteriores, que consiste en insertarse en una tradición mítica por medio de la inclusión de mitos que son correlato de la experiencia y deseo del yo lírico en el poema, puesto que, según Ricoeur (1974: 426), el mito es un discurso eterno que se actualiza a lo largo de la historia sirviendo de arquetipo en el que encajan las diversas experiencias humanas. Además Lorca escoge como línea mítica en la que insertarse la de aquellas deidades capaces de ser fértiles sine concubitu. De este modo las Suites se convierten, en su forma de poesía intelectualizada y prácticamente arreferencial, pero a su vez plagada de imágenes relacionables con diversos mitos de la fecundidad, en uno de los primeros intentos del poeta por 'ser eterno', haciendo que sus poemas sean siempre vigentes independientemente de quién y cuándo se lean.
Abstract
The fleetingness of time and the anguish it provokes is one of the most recurrent topics in modern literature. The romantic attitude of the poet tortured by thinking of the brevity of life is often adopted by Lorca, who in his writings proposes two ways of 'remaining', that is, not being forgotten by not dying: 1: having descendants, an option about which the poet will express a certain frustration in the poems; 2: simply writing and being remembered in every reading of his works. In this paper I will try to show how Lorca attempts a third way in the Suites (1920–21) by trying to insert himself into a mythical tradition which, according to Ricoeur (1974: 426), is an eternal discourse, updated throughout history and becoming an archetype into which people's experiences can be fitted, by including mythical references in his poems, which reflect the experiences and wishes of the poetic voice. Moreover, the mythical tradition that Lorca chooses to connect with is that of the deities who are able to be fertile without sexual interaction. In this light the Suites become one of the first attempts made by Lorca to become 'eternal', due to their form of intellectualized Poetry, which asserts their validity independently of when or by whom they are being read, and the references to myths. The fleetingness of time and the anguish it provokes is one of the most recurrent topics in modern literature. The romantic attitude of the poet tortured by thinking of the brevity of life is often adopted by Lorca, who in his writings proposes two ways of 'remaining', that is, not being forgotten by not dying: 1: having descendants, an option about which the poet will express a certain frustration in the poems; 2: simply writing and being remembered in every reading of his works. In this paper I will try to show how Lorca attempts a third way in the Suites (1920–21) by trying to insert himself into a mythical tradition which, according to Ricoeur (1974: 426), is an eternal discourse, updated throughout history and becoming an archetype into which people's experiences can be fitted, by including mythical references in his poems, which reflect the experiences and wishes of the poetic voice. Moreover, the mythical tradition that Lorca chooses to connect with is that of the deities who are able to be fertile without sexual interaction. In this light the Suites become one of the first attempts made by Lorca to become 'eternal', due to their form of intellectualized Poetry, which asserts their validity independently of when or by whom they are being read, and the references to myths.
The registered version of this article, first published in Hispanic Research Journal, is available online at the publisher's website: Taylor & Francis, https://doi.org/10.1179/146827311X13063149337610
