{"id":13130,"date":"2021-06-15T15:36:57","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T14:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cervantes.es\/dublin\/?p=13130"},"modified":"2021-06-23T08:51:36","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T07:51:36","slug":"el-poeta-chileno-los-chilenos-la-busqueda-y-el-poder-de-la-literatura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cervantes.es\/dublin\/el-poeta-chileno-los-chilenos-la-busqueda-y-el-poder-de-la-literatura\/","title":{"rendered":"El poeta chileno: Los chilenos, la b\u00fasqueda, y el poder de la literatura"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Club de lectura en espa\u00f1ol. Portada: Poeta chileno, de Alejandro Zambra<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

En su \u00faltima novela, Poeta chileno, <\/em>Alejando Zambra se centra principalmente en el tema del amor paterno y el deseo de los padres de relacionarse y construir v\u00ednculos con sus hijos. Aunque los temas de la paternidad y la cambiante estructura de la familia contempor\u00e1nea han atra\u00eddo mayoritariamente la atenci\u00f3n de los cr\u00edticos, la novela aborda la percepci\u00f3n de la literatura dentro de la sociedad y su capacidad de sacarnos del mundo que nos rodea. A medida que avanza la novela, conocemos los sue\u00f1os de Gonzalo sobre ser poeta y su deseo de crear un fuerte lazo con su hijastro a trav\u00e9s de su compartida pasi\u00f3n por la poes\u00eda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Es decir, en su fondo, Poeta chileno <\/em>vuelve a abrir un importante d\u00edalogo sobre el papel del escritor y la relaci\u00f3n que guardamos con nuestro patrimonio literario mediante su enfoque sobre la capacidad de la poes\u00eda de inspirarnos por su propia belleza as\u00ed como de acercarnos a un mayor entendimiento de nosotros como individuos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A lo largo de toda esta novela vemos c\u00f3mo la poes\u00eda se convierte en el filtro principal de los dos protagonistas para comprender el mundo a su alrededor, y c\u00f3mo la pr\u00e1ctica de estudiar la poes\u00eda les ayuda a acceder a sus sentimientos y reflexiones m\u00e1s profundas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A trav\u00e9s de una descripci\u00f3n conmovedora de la relaci\u00f3n padrasto-hijo y la creciente pasi\u00f3n del propio hijo por descubrir el mundo de la poes\u00eda, el autor intenta cambiar nuestra actitud hacia este g\u00e9nero literario y una arraigada percepci\u00f3n de la poes\u00eda como medio de comunicaci\u00f3n  anticuado por el que solamente se interesan los eruditos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gracias a su propia formaci\u00f3n literaria y su experimentaci\u00f3n con varios g\u00e9neros literarios, Alejandro Zambra logra recordarnos las poderosas caracter\u00edsticas comunicativas de la poes\u00eda y c\u00f3mo los poetas siguen aprovechando este medio para dar a luz sentimientos que experimentamos diariamente durante nuestra propia vida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Con su vuelta al g\u00e9nero de la novela en Poeta chileno,<\/em> Zambra llama la atenci\u00f3n sobre el pertinente papel del poeta y su capacidad para reflejar la experiencias del mundo contempor\u00e1neo. Dentro de esta novela, el autor va enfatizando el deseo de los dos protagonistas de convertise en poetas y las dificultades a las que se enfrentan durante el proceso. En una determinada escena de la novela, los dos protagonistas se sumergen en las l\u00edricas de los m\u00e1s famosos poetas chilenos para aprender a explicar su relaci\u00f3n con el mundo exterior mediante la expresi\u00f3n po\u00e9tica.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adem\u00e1s de centrarse en el tema de la literatura como un medio de autoreflexi\u00f3n, la novela destaca tambi\u00e9n la actitud del p\u00fablico hacia su patrimonio literario y la ausencia de un fuerte v\u00ednculo entre los ciudadanos y los escritores que forman parte de sus propias tradiciones literarias. En el contexto de un cambio de actitudes hacia la poes\u00eda y su menguante popularidad entre el gran p\u00fablico, el escritor parece reflexionar aqu\u00ed sobre la relaci\u00f3n que guardan los chilenos con sus \u2018campeones mundiales de poes\u00eda\u2019 y los esfuerzos de estos poetas por perpetuar una tradici\u00f3n chilena de poes\u00eda de la mayor calidad posible. En este sentido, a trav\u00e9s de su retrato de la lucha de los poetas contempor\u00e1neos por un mayor reconocimiento p\u00fablico, la novela deja un poderoso mensaje sobre la necesidad de reivindicar el papel de este g\u00e9nero literario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seg\u00fan ha afirmado el propio autor en una entrevista con El Pa\u00eds,<\/em> esta novela tiene como objetivo concienciarnos sobre las razones por las que consumimos literatura y la responsabilidad que tenemos de conocer mejor los distintos g\u00e9neros literarios. De este modo, mediante su revindicaci\u00f3n de la expresi\u00f3n literaria, el escritor nos anima a reflexionar sobre la importancia de valorar m\u00e1s profundamente los distintos g\u00e9neros literarios y la capacidad de todas estas formas de proporcionarnos una nueva perspectiva sobre la experiencias por las que pasamos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Texto de Philip McGuinness<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In his latest novel, Poeta chileno, <\/em>Alejandro Zambra focuses principally on the topic of fatherly love and the desire of parents to create meaningful bonds with their children. Although the themes of parenthood and the changing structure of the modern family have mainly attracted critical attention, the novel also examines the perception of literature within wider society and its unique capacity to distance us from our surrounding environment. As the novel progresses, we learn of Gonzalo\u2019s dreams to become a poet and his desire to create a lasting connection with his son by way of their shared passion for literature. In other words, Poeta chileno<\/em>, at a deeper level, opens an important conversation about the contemporary roles of literary writers and our relationship with literature through its focus on the ability of literature to inspire the masses and its ability to allow us a better understanding of ourselves as individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout the entire novel, we see how poetry becomes the principal avenue for both protagonists in understanding the world around them and how the practice of studying poetry enables them to better access their feelings and reflections. By way of its moving depiction of the stepfather-stepson relationship and the son\u2019s growing desire to discover the world of poetry, the author attempts to challenge our attitude towards poetry and an inbuilt perception of the poetic genre as a largely antiquated means of communication. Considering his own literary experience and his experimentation with a range of different genres, Zambra reminds us of the unique communicative capacities of the poetic genre and how poets continue to exploit this medium in capturing the emotions and reflections we experience each day throughout our entire lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With his return to the novelistic genre in Poeta chileno<\/em>, Zambra draws our attention to the enduring role of the poetry and its unique capacity to reflect the nature of our experiences in the modern world. Specifically, in this novel, we learn of the protagonists\u2019 desire to become poets and the difficulties they encounter in fulfilling this dream. In one scene, the two protagonists, Gonzalo and Vicente, immerse themselves in the writings of the most renowned Chilean poets in learning how to capture their relationship with their surrounding through the poetic medium. Despite a seismic shift in attitudes towards the role of the poet and an inbuilt perception of poetry and a largely outdated art form, the specific focus of the novel stands to teach us a lot about the importance of raising public awareness regarding the validity of the poetry as a medium capable of communicating our shared lived experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As well as focusing on the role of literature as a means of self-reflection, the novel also highlights public attitudes towards literary heritage and the absence of any significant bond between ordinary citizens and the writers that make up their literary traditions. In the context of changing attitudes towards poetry and its dwindling popularity amongst the wider public, the author seems to reflect on the relationship between Chileans and their so-called \u2018poetic heroes\u2019 and their efforts to develop a high quality national poetic tradition. In this sense, through its portrayal of the struggles of contemporary poets for greater public exposure and recognition, the novel offers an important message on the need to reaffirm the role of poets and to challenge the beliefs that underscore our perception of poetry as an antiquated art form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the author has pointed out in an interview with El Pa\u00eds<\/em>, the novel aims principally to make us aware of how we consume literature and our responsibility to engage more closely with different literary forms. In this sense, by way of its reaffirmation of the value of literary expression, the author encourages us to better value the contribution of different literary forms and the ability of all genres to offer us a new perspective on our shared experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Text by Philip McGuinness<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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