Dependence, independence, and death

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.

subjects: Biography,  Poets, Uruguayan,  Psychoanalysis and literature,  Psychology,  Uruguayan Poets,  Poets, biography

People: Delmira Agustini (1886-1914)

Times: 20th century