Hugo Gola: cure by words, glossolalia and poetry

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  • Iván García López UDIR

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15174/rv.v13i28.597

Abstract

Abstract: This article propose an analysis of Hugo Gola’s poetry that until now had not been done. We will observe his work in relation to two relevant experiences of his peasant childhood: the cure by words as a practice of argentine esotericism and glossolalia as a phenomenon where magic, mysticism, religion, science and literature are intersected. Based on the poet's testimonies and documents from folklorists (such as Félix Coluccio) and contemporary specialists (such as Juan Bubello), the context of both germinal experiences is reconstructed and their strong correspondence with Gola's verses and reflections is analyzed. Although this poet is usually associated with an anti-clerical and skeptical profile, close to the disenchantment of the world, in his work we find discursive operations and symbolic groups very similar to the cure and glossolalia.

 

Author Biography

Iván García López, UDIR

Doctor en Letras por la UNAM. Actualmente hace una investigación posdoctoral en la UDIR sobre cantos de trabajo en México. Dentro del proyecto Adugo Biri, publicó El Canto del Castaño. Problemas de traducción de un canto del chamán araweté Káñipaye-ro (UNAM, 2020), como resultado de su residencia en la Casa de Traductores Looren de Suiza. Es profesor de traducción en el Colegio de Letras Portuguesas de la UNAM y dirige la colección Filtraciones. Recientemente publicó Líneas de fuga. Muestra de poesía mexicana contemporánea (EI Ediciones, 2020).

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Published

2021-06-08

How to Cite

García López, I. (2021). Hugo Gola: cure by words, glossolalia and poetry. Valenciana, 13(28), 274–290. https://doi.org/10.15174/rv.v13i28.597

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No. 28 (2021): Valenciana 28 julio-diciembre 2021

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