International Book Day - Between Worlds and Verses: Lorca and Machado

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The Spanish Economic Context through Poetry

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En la celebración del Día Internacional del Libro, el Instituto Cervantes de Londres organiza la conferencia titulada Entre mundos y versos, Lorca y Machado. El contexto económico español a través de la poesía, a cargo del investigador del colectivo Art Faber, Jordi Gómez Villena. El inicio del siglo XX es uno de los más fructíferos en el campo de la literatura española. Este periodo marcado por continuos cambios sociopolíticos y económicos ha dejado múltiples expresiones artísticas que funcionan a modo de testimonio. Algunos de ellos provienen del ámbito de la poesía de la mano de Federico Garcia Lorca y Antonio Machado, dos de las plumas más conocidas de nuestro patrimonio literario. En esta presentación se trabaja sobre las obras Campos de Castilla y Poeta en Nueva York de modo que nos sirvan de ejemplo para abordar tanto la poesía del art faber española como el contexto en el que se desarrollaron. Para cumplir tal objetivo, la conferencia se desarrolla bajo tres puntos principales: • Introducción del Art faber• Contexto histórico de las obras• Comparativa entre ambas obras bajo el prisma faberiano. La obra de ambos poetas nos permite ver las diferencias entre el sector agrícola, principal fuente económica de España hasta el verdadero desarrollo industrial de los años 50, y la del mundo urbano neoyorkino, un universo diametralmente opuesto al conservadurismo nacional. No obstante, la vorágine de la metrópolis tampoco presenta la felicidad de un nuevo mundo. Esta conferencia nos deja ver el equilibrio y los desacuerdos en un país que, lejos de ser la potencia económica de antaño, se debate entre una identidad obsoleta y un mundo que lo está dejando atrás. Evento en inglés.-To celebrate International Book Day, Instituto Cervantes London is organising the lecture Between Worlds and Verses: Lorca and Machado. The Spanish Economic Context through Poetry, delivered by researcher of the Art Faber collective, Jordi Gómez Villena.The early 20th century is one of the most fruitful periods in Spanish literature. This era, marked by continuous sociopolitical and economic changes, produced multiple artistic expressions that serve as testimonies of their time. Some of the most significant examples come from poetry, particularly that of Federico García Lorca and Antonio Machado, two of the most renowned voices in Spain’s literary heritage.This presentation focuses on the works Campos de Castilla and Poeta en Nueva York as examples to explore both Spanish art faber poetry and the context in which these works were developed. To achieve this goal, the lecture is structured around three main points:<ul><li>Introduction to Art Faber</li><li>Historical context of the works</li><li>A comparative reading of both works through the faberian lens</li></ul>The work of these two poets allows us to see the contrasts between the agricultural sector—Spain’s main economic base until the true industrial development of the 1950s—and the urban world of New York, a universe diametrically opposed to national conservatism. Nevertheless, the whirlwind of the metropolis does not necessarily present the happiness of a new world. This lecture reveals the balance and tensions within a country that, far from being the economic power it once was, struggles between an obsolete identity and a world that is leaving it behind.Event in English.

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