Delmira Agustini was born in Uruguay in 1886 and considered one of the greatest female Latin poets of the early 20th century. She excelled with the unusual prose of sexuality during the time when the literary world was dominated by men. Her style of writing is best known as the 1st phase of modernism: themes based on fantasy and exotic subjects.
Eros, god of love, symbolizes eroticism and is the inspiration to Agustini’s poems about carnal pleasures… Eros is the protagonist in many literary works. She even dedicated her 3rd book to him titled Los Cálices Vacíos in 1913, criticized as her gateway to a new literary movement: “La Vanguardia”.
She was blond and blue eyed, of light skin and thin figure. Some might have testified that she looked like a living angel, full of innocence. Daughter of a distinguished family, she had all that she needed and at the same time babied. In fact, this unconditional love, and victim of overbearing ness led her to themes of submission and charm as well as spiritual erotic imagery.
Unfortunately, her life was cut short. In 1914 she was shot in the head twice by her husband of two months. They were in the process of a divorce.
DelmiraAgustini (October 24, 1886 – July 6, 1914), an Uruguayan poet, is considered one of the greatest female Latin American poets of the early 20th century.
Born in Montevideo, the daughter of Italian immigrants, Agustini was a precocious child.
Agustini's writing style is best classified in the first phase of modernism, with themes based on fantasy and exotic subjects.
This graceful translation and bilingual edition is the first to bring English readers a representative sampling of the poetry DelmiraAgustini published before her untimely death in 1914 at the age of twenty-seven.
DelmiraAgustini was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1886 to wealthy parents of German and Italian descent.
Agustini celebrated sexuality in her work as part of the struggle to empower women and served as a forerunner of other feminist poets.
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