Iribarren, Mínguez Y Del Val

University of Kentucky UKnowledge Theses and Dissertations--Hispanic Studies Hispanic Studies 2019 POÉTICAS MINIMALISTAS DE LA CIUDAD CONTEMPORÁNEA: IRIBARREN, MÍNGUEZ Y DEL VAL David Delgado López University of Kentucky, [email protected] Author ORCID Identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4350-8635 Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2019.194 Right click to open a feedback form in a new tab to let us know how this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Delgado López, David, "POÉTICAS MINIMALISTAS DE LA CIUDAD CONTEMPORÁNEA: IRIBARREN, MÍNGUEZ Y DEL VAL" (2019). Theses and Dissertations--Hispanic Studies. 39. https://uknowledge.uky.edu/hisp_etds/39 This Doctoral Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Hispanic Studies at UKnowledge. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations--Hispanic Studies by an authorized administrator of UKnowledge. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 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David Delgado López, Student Dr. Ana Rueda, Major Professor Dr. Carmen Moreno-Nuño, Director of Graduate Studies POÉTICAS MINIMALISTAS DE LA CIUDAD CONTEMPORÁNEA: IRIBARREN, MÍNGUEZ Y DEL VAL ________________________________________ DISSERTATION ________________________________________ A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Kentucky By David Delgado López Lexington, Kentucky Director: Dr. Ana Rueda, Professor of Hispanic Studies Lexington, Kentucky 2019 Copyright © David Delgado López 2019 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4350-8635 ABSTRACT OF DISSERTATION POÉTICAS MINIMALISTAS DE LA CIUDAD CONTEMPORÁNEA: IRIBARREN, MÍNGUEZ Y DEL VAL Throughout the Spanish poetic production of the 20th century, cities have developed a relevant role as a recurring space at the same time as society urbanized and an exodus took place from agricultural areas to the work centers offered by the cities. Since the second half of the 19th century the city has been the meeting place for people from different backgrounds where the poet found, from his exclusive point of view, a new universe to develop in his work. However, the evolution of capitalist society sponsored the poet's transition from an artist to a worker in the service sector, now able to describe the everyday life through that "other voice" that Octavio Paz so well exhibited in his work (Paz 1990). This way, I argue that with the passage of time and the disappearance of the romanticized figure of the poet, writers who describe the daily commute of the inhabitants of the cities emerged among the working classes through a simple style that has come to be related with other transcultural artistic movements such as Minimalism or Dirty Realism. My dissertation studies the representation of the urban working class in three contemporary Spanish poets: Karmelo C. Iribarren, Itziar Mínguez Arnáiz, and Fernando del Val. I analyze their shared poetics of the city with a focus on the omnipresent common objects that seem to represent the urban everyday life. In Chapter One, I develop a conceptual “trialectic” lens through which to approach all three poets based on the convergence of urban studies, the analysis of poetic form in relation to the artistic current of Minimalism, and the imprint that U.S. author Raymond Carver-as both literary persona and style-left on Spain since his publication in translation in the late 1980s. In Chapter Two, I analyze how the processes of gentrification and privatization of public spaces reflect an experience of suffering by the working class in Iribarren's poetry. In Chapter Three, I study gender-space relations as I analyze what it means for working class women to walk the city and occupy public spaces traditionally reserved for men in Mínguez Arnáiz’ poetry. In Chapter Four, I follow Spanish expatriates across the Atlantic Ocean in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis to explore resistance movements against spatial exploitation that force working classes into geographical oblivion in Del Val's “New York trilogy.” To carry out this project, I propose to analyze the works of these three authors emphasizing not only the common characteristics that each one of them presents but also those that make them unique. With this, I intend to find out the paths Spanish poetry is taking and how this realist-style poetry differs from the realistic trends of "the poetry of experience" and the "dirty realism" so popular in the 80s and 90s. I argue that with the entry of the new millennium and especially with the extensive implementation of neoliberal policies that led to the economic crisis of 2008, there is a boom in the poetry of resistance that seeks to prove that an egalitarian right to the city is more urgent than ever. KEYWORDS: Urban poetry, cultural geography, minimalism, Iribarren, Mínguez, Del Val. David Delgado López 04/04/2019 Date POÉTICAS MINIMALISTAS DE LA CIUDAD CONTEMPORÁNEA: IRIBARREN, MÍNGUEZ Y DEL VAL By David Delgado López Dr. Ana Rueda Director of Dissertation Dr. Carmen Moreno-Nuño Director of Graduate Studies 04/04/2019 Date DEDICATION To Ana, no words needed. To my parents, for teaching me we should always do things right. To my brother, for the good times and support. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The following dissertation, while an individual work, benefited from the insights and direction of several people. First, my Dissertation Chair, Dr. Ana Rueda, exemplifies the high quality scholarship to which I aspire. In addition, Dr. Santiago Rodríguez Guerrero-Stratchan provided timely and instructive comments and evaluation at the initial stage of the dissertation process, allowing me to complete this project on schedule. Next, I wish to thank the complete Dissertation Committee, and outside reader, respectively: Dr. Carmen Moreno Nuño, Dr. Moisés R. Castillo, Dr. Tad Mutersbaugh, and Dr. Christopher Pool. Each individual provided insights that guided and challenged my thinking, substantially improving the finished product. In addition to the technical and instrumental assistance above, I received equally important assistance from family and friends. My partner, Ana Álvarez Guillén, provided on-going support throughout the dissertation process, as well as technical assistance critical for completing the project in a timely manner. Finally, I wish to thank Dr. Mirian Kienle who helped me to find insightful bibliography on Minimalism from a plastic arts perspective. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................................................................................................. iii Introducción ................................................................................................................................................. 1 Capítulo 1. Visiones minimalistas de los espacios cotidianos ....................................................................... 16 1.1. El contexto histórico y literario de la poesía en España ............................................................ 16 1.1.1 La década de 1980 como punto de partida ............................................................................ 16 1.1.2 La poesía de la experiencia y sus desmantelamientos ........................................................... 23 1.1.3 Roger Wolfe y la poesía de los 90 ......................................................................................... 32 1.2. La huella norteamericana en España......................................................................................... 35 1.2.1 ¿Realismo sucio o algo más? ................................................................................................. 35 1.2.2 El estilo literario de Raymond Carver ................................................................................... 43 1.2.3 La crítica social en el minimalismo literario ......................................................................... 53 1.3. Espacio urbano: el minimalismo literario en la poesía

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