Rubén Darío as the "other" ghost in Delmira Agustini's "Los cálices vacíos"

A través de un análisis detallado de poemas de Los cálices vacíos (1913), reveló la manera en que Delmira Agustini (1886-1914) explota las posibilidades creativas dentro de las metáforas de paternidad literaria a las cuales recurre Rubén Darío (1867-1916) a lo largo de su carrera. Agustini reescribe los tropos modernistas para presentar su lucha personal contra la visión patriarcal arraigada en el lenguaje y simbolismo de Darío. A la vez, desarrolla la figura de una mujer fuerte y seductiva quien es capaz de usurpar la autoridad de autoría al poeta masculino más importante del momento.Through the detailed examination of poems from Los calices vacíos (1913) I show how Delmira Agustini (1886-1914) exploits for her own purposes the creative potential within the erotic metaphors of literary paternity that Rubén Darío (1867-1916) turns to throughout his work. She rewrites modernista tropes to present her personal struggle against the patriarchal vision embedded within Darío‟s language and imagery. At the same time, she develops the figure of a strong and seductive woman capable of usurping authorial authority from the most important male writer of her day.Fil: Jrade, Cathy L.. Vanderbilt University (Estados Unidos

Rubén Darío como el "otro" fantasmal en Los cálices vacíos de Delmira Agustini

Through the detailed examination of poems from Los calices vacios (1913) I show how Delmira Agustini (1886-1914) exploits for her own purposes the creative potential within the erotic metaphors of literary paternity that Ruben Dario (1867-1916) turns to throughout his work. She rewrites modernista tropes to present her personal struggle against the patriarchal vision embedded within Dario.s language and imagery. At the same time, she develops the figure of a strong and seductive woman capable of usurping authorial authority from the most important male writer of her day.A través de un análisis detallado de poemas de Los cálices vacíos (1913), revelo la manera en que Delmira Agustini (1886-1914) explota las posibilidades creativas dentro de las metáforas de paternidad literaria a las cuales recurre Rubén Darío (1867-1916) a lo largo de su carrera. Agustini reescribe los tropos modernistas para presentar su lucha personal contra la visión patriarcal arraigada en el lenguaje y simbolismo de Darío. A la vez, desarrolla la figura de una mujer fuerte y seductiva quien es capaz de usurpar la autoridad de autoría al poeta masculino más importante del momento

Modernization, Feminism, and Delmira Agustini

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Looking Backward, Looking Forward: MLA Members Speak

In 1997 I was asked to organize humanities outreach activities at the University of California, Irvine. The result was the formation of Humanities Out There (HOT). In our workshops, faculty members and graduate students supervise teams of undergraduates in order to take the methods and materials of the university into the larger community.I believe that programs like these will  become increasingly important in the next century, as economic, cultural, and educational divisions deepen in the wake of the demise of affirmative action and as the humanities fight to define their missions in a world driven by technology and its discontents. In this brave new world, what I call the new outreach may have a role to play in responding to social crises as they are visited on the life of the university. The new outreach will be driven by intellectual content, not public relations.It will take its orientation from the faculty rather than administrators. It will engage all the research disciplines rather than remain the purview of education departments. It will be integrated into the professional lives of its participants rather than rely on the spirit of volunteerism alone

Looking Backward, Looking Forward: MLA Members Speak

In 1997 I was asked to organize humanities outreach activities at the University of California, Irvine. The result was the formation of Humanities Out There (HOT). In our workshops, faculty members and graduate students supervise teams of undergraduates in order to take the methods and materials of the university into the larger community.I believe that programs like these will  become increasingly important in the next century, as economic, cultural, and educational divisions deepen in the wake of the demise of affirmative action and as the humanities fight to define their missions in a world driven by technology and its discontents. In this brave new world, what I call the new outreach may have a role to play in responding to social crises as they are visited on the life of the university. The new outreach will be driven by intellectual content, not public relations.It will take its orientation from the faculty rather than administrators. It will engage all the research disciplines rather than remain the purview of education departments. It will be integrated into the professional lives of its participants rather than rely on the spirit of volunteerism alone