Los Raros Obras Completas Vol. VI

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Los Raros Obras Completas Vol. VI

by Rubén Darío

ES·~6 hours

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In this vibrant essay collection the writer, a young poet caught in the whirl of early‑20‑century Symbolism, lays out his belief that art must speak silently yet powerfully. He recounts his own struggle to introduce the movement in the Americas, the accusations of decadence he endured, and the steadfast conviction that the artist’s duty is both moral and aesthetic. The prose is infused with the same youthful enthusiasm that first propelled him into literary circles, offering listeners a glimpse of a mind wrestling with beauty, intellectual hierarchy, and the rejection of vulgarity.

The book moves through thoughtful examinations of figures such as Camilo Mauclair, Edgar Poe, Stéphane Mallarmé and Auguste Rodin, each presented as examples of sincere creativity against a backdrop of pretension. Through vivid metaphors—farmers tilling fields, silent apostles of art—the author argues for a humble, honest practice of the craft, warning against the arrogance of talent without responsibility. Listeners will appreciate the lyrical rhythm of the language and the earnest call to let ideas resonate without the need for noisy applause.

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Full title

Los Raros Obras Completas Vol. VI Obras Completas Vol. VI

Language

es

Duration

~6 hours (379K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Josep Cols Canals, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)

Release date

2015-11-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Rubén Darío

Rubén Darío

1867–1916

A brilliant, restless voice of modernismo, he reshaped Spanish-language poetry with musical language, vivid imagery, and a cosmopolitan imagination. His work helped open a new era in Latin American literature and still feels fresh more than a century later.

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