Apasionado

by Elizabeth Tillar

Title

Apasionado

Artist

Elizabeth Tillar

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Digital Art - Fine Art Photography

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"The Spanish poet, Federico García Lorca, named the keeper of that space the duende—daemon, hobgoblin, mischief maker, guardian of “the mystery, the roots fastened in the mire that we all know and all ignore.” Unlike the Muse or Angel, which exist beyond or above the poet, the duende sleeps deep within the poet, and asks to be awakened and wrestled, often at great cost. Lorca’s main point of reference in elaborating his concept of Duende was the Gypsy tradition of the “Deep Song," a predecessor to Flamenco. During his stay in New York during 1929-30, his engagement with American folk traditions of jazz, blues, and spirituals led him to further develop and hone his theory of the “dark sounds” and their relationship to life and art. In his famous lecture “Theory and Play of the Duende," first delivered in Argentina in 1933, he cements the connection between the duende and the poet."

"Survival in Two Worlds at Once: Federico Garcia Lorca and Duende" by Tracy K. Smith

Websource: https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/text/survival-two-worlds-once-federico-garcia-lorca-and-duende

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June 29th, 2018

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