Classical Elements of Nature in Galway Kinnell’s The Book of Nightmares

Classical Elements of Nature in Galway Kinnell’s The Book of Nightmares

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22458/re.v20i40.3252

Palabras clave:

Poesía, Literatura estadounidense, Inglés, Arquetipo, Mito

Resumen

The aim of this study is to analyze Kinnell’s The Book of Nightmares from an archetypal and mythological approach. While there have been different approaches to reading Kinnell’s book-length poem, their primary concern has been Kinnell’s work in relation to other poets of his generation rather than the analysis of the book-length poem as a unity in which archetypes and myth intersect, with a central focus that is: the classical elements (water, fire, air, and earth), as fundamental elements for the resolution of the binary oppositions life and death in the hero’s quest.. Therefore, for the purpose of this study, the Jungian archetypal approach will be assumed as well as Campbell’s mythical focus, considering that these perspectives are still a valuable means for the analysis of literary texts.

Biografía del autor/a

Elizabeth Quirós-García

Magister Literatum, literatura inglesa, de la Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR), Costa Rica. Bachiller en inglés de la UCR. Maestría en Administración de Negocios con énfasis en Gerencia de la Universidad Latina, de Costa Rica. Magister en Educación de la Universidad Americana (UAM), de Costa Rica. Profesora e investigadora de la Escuela de Lenguas Modernas, Facultad de Letras de la UCR. Correo: elizabeth.quiros@ucr.ac.cr

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2020-10-08

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Quirós-García , Elizabeth. 2020. «Classical Elements of Nature in Galway Kinnell’s The Book of Nightmares». Revista Espiga 19 (40):76-96. https://doi.org/10.22458/re.v20i40.3252.

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