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.
| ISBN: | 9781433102608 |
| Publication date: | 27th January 2009 |
| Author: | William James |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang Publishing Inc |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 171 pages |
| Series: | Latin America |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: general Gender studies, gender groups Psychology |