Dependence, independence, and death
Subtitle: toward a psychobiography of Delmira Agustini
By: Willliam James.
Series: Latin America interdisciplinary studies -- v. 14
Publisher: Peter Lang
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 171
ISBN-13: 9781433102608
Subjects: Agustini, Delmira, -- 1886-1914 -- Psychology; Poets, Uruguayan -- 20th century -- Biography; Psychoanalysis and literature
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Dependence, Independence, and Death: Toward a. Psychobiography of Delmira Agustini depicts the life of Uruguayan poet Delmira Agustini (1886-1914) based on her poems and other writings. These works give evidence of two constructs related to a psychological conflict in her life. The first is a dependence/independence dichotomy, thematized as a polarized love relationship between speaker and Other, who can represent two individuals or dual aspects of the poet's self. The second involves the poet's fascination with death, which becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy when she is murdered by her ex-husband at the age of twenty-seven."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.