This Afternoon, My Love
La obra es una colección de poemas y cartas que exploran el amor y la pasión en diferentes contextos. La narrativa se desarrolla a través de la correspondencia entre dos amantes, cuyas vidas están marcadas por la separación y la distancia. A lo largo del texto, se abordan temas como la soledad, la nostalgia y la búsqueda de conexión emocional.
By Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz · First published 1653 · Genre: Poetry, Romance, Drama · 203 words
First lines
In which she responds to jealous suspicion with the rhetoric of weeping
This afternoon, my love, when I spoke to you, I could see in your face, in what you did, that you were not persuaded by mere words, and I wished you could see into my heart;
and Love, assisting me in my attempt, overcame the seeming impossible, for among the tears that my sorrow shed was my breaking heart, liquid and distilled.
Enough of anger now, my love, enough;
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
- Date: 1653 CE
- Language: Spanish
- Genres: Poetry, Romance, Drama, Classical Literature
- Length: 203 words
- Structure: 1 section, 8 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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- A Byron by Salvador Diaz Miron
- Cuando Contigo Estoy Duena Del Alma by Ramon Lopez Velarde
Genres
- Poetry — El texto es un poema con estructura métrica y rima.
- Romance — El tema central es el amor y los celos en una relación.
- Drama — La obra explora emociones intensas como el dolor y la sospecha.
- Classical Literature — Hace referencia a elementos clásicos como el dios del amor.
Tags
Amor · Poética · Mística · Romance · Epistolar · Barroco · Femenino · Intimismo · Reflexión · Filosofía · Religiosidad · Sensibilidad