“Con una herida que no mana sangre”: desire and death of the other in Xavier Villaurrutia’s Nostalgia for Death
Resumo
This article explores the connection between death and sexual desire in Xavier Villaurrutia’s volume of poetry Nostalgia for Death. The analysis shows that in Villaurrutia’s poetry, death is linked to eroticism and the impossibility to satisfy desire due to its mutable nature: the passing of time and impending death make us want to grasp the moment yet, at the same time, prevent us from doing so. The insatiable nature of desire moreover prevents us from reaching the other, that is, our lover: we want to conquer the other yet their impending death prevents us from doing so.
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Gorostiza, José. (2009). Muerte sin fin. Tabasco: El Colegio de Mexico. Print.
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Heidegger, Martin. (1996). Being and Time. Trans. Joan Stambaugh. New York: SUNY Press. Print.
Paz, Octavio. (1991). “The Labyrinth of Solitude.” Trans. Lysander Kemp. The Labyrinth of Solitude and Other Writings. New York: Grove Press. Pp. 9-212. Print.
______. (1993). “Hieroglyphs of Desire.” Trans. Esther Allen. Nostalgia for Death & Hieroglyphs of Desire. Ed. Eliot Weinberger. Port Townsend: Copper Canyon Press. Pp. 95-148. Print.
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Villaurrutia, Xavier. (1993). “Nocturno: Amor.” Trans. and ed. Eliot Weinberger. Nostalgia for Death & Hieroglyphs of Desire. Port Townsend: Copper Canyon Press. Pp. 25-27. Print.
______. (1993). “Décima muerte.” Trans. and ed. Eliot Weinberger. Nostalgia for Death & Hieroglyphs of Desire. Port Townsend
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2021-04-12
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Marie Devlieger. (2021). “Con una herida que no mana sangre”: desire and death of the other in Xavier Villaurrutia’s Nostalgia for Death. Amoxcalli, Revista De Teoría Y Crítica De La Literatura Hispanoamericana, 3(6), 46-71. Recuperado de http://rd.buap.mx/ojs-dm/index.php/amox/article/view/535
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