POETIC TOPOGRAPHY OF THE MODERN CITY: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF VEINTE POEMAS PARA SER LEÍDOS EN EL TRANVÍA (1922) Y FERVOR DE BUENOS AIRES (1923)

Calderon S.C.P. · Metafora (2026) · DOI: 10.36286/mrlad.v3i6.276

Resumen

Within the Latin American literature of the twentieth century, it is usual to identify a poetics evoked by the industrial, social and cultural transformations that are integrated as spaces of enunciation for the speaker. From this introspection, a language and lyrical landscapes are built that accompany the poet’s gaze around the changes that surround the city and his own inner world. This contemplative gaze is perceived in Veinte poemas para ser leídos en el tranvía (1922) de Oliverio Girondo y Fervor de Buenos Aires (1923) de Jorge Luis Borges. This article argues that in the poems “Nocturno” and “Apunte callejero” by Girondo, and “Calle desconocida” and “Arrabal” by Borges, there is a rhetoric around the characterization of the city and its spaces as part of the reflexivity of the speakers towards a demystification and critique of modernity. To develop this analysis, the comparative literature of Albaladejo (2008), the figurative field of Stefano Arduini (2000) and the argumentative techniques of Perelman (1997) will be used as a theoretical framework. Under this description, three sections will be presented; in the first, the aforementioned theoretical framework will be defined. In the second section, the two authors will be contrasted, as well as their lyrical works. In the last section, the comparative analysis between the chosen poetic corpus will be developed.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos