From Agony to Enlightenment: Parallels between Rafael Lechowski’s Quarcissus and T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets

 

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Bibliografiset tiedot
Tekijät: Saravia Vargas, Juan Carlos, Saravia Vargas, José Roberto, Delgado Solano, Daniel
Aineistotyyppi: artículo original
Tila:Versión publicada
Julkaisupäivä:2023
Kuvaus:Eliot’s Four Quartets stands as one of the most influential poetic works of the 20th Century. Therefore, academics have approached it from many different angles, among which one may mention its musicality, the references it contains, its composition, and the belief systems that converge in it, such as Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Rap music, on the other hand, is generally assumed to be a cultural product that lacks profound insights on the subjects it touches upon precisely because it is built for entertainment, not academic analysis. However, although rap music is generally regarded as non-academic, Rafael Lechowski’s extensive rap work entitled Quarcissus: El arte de desamar has divided criticism because of the way in which it engages with the subject of emotional pain. This article argues that Lechowski’s work shares both structural and content features with Eliot’s Four Quartets; particulary regarding Buddhist principles, which is established by comparing the four sections that make up both texts.
Maa:Portal de Revistas UCR
Organisaatio:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Kieli:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/56370
Linkit:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/estudios/article/view/56370
Sanahaku:poetry
cultural environment
literary analysis
contemporary music
Buddhism
poesía
medio cultural
análisis literario
música contemporánea
budismo