'For Evermore'An Examination of Musical Ekphrases of E. A. Poe's "The Raven"

  1. Ester Díaz Morillo 1
  1. 1 Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
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    Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia

    Madrid, España

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Revista:
Revista de Estudios Norteamericanos

ISSN: 1133-309X,  2253-8410

Año de publicación: 2023

Número: 27

Páginas: 187-211

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.12795/REN.2023.I27.4 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: Revista de Estudios Norteamericanos

Resumen

Este artículo analiza el trasvase del lenguaje poético a la música, con el conocido poema de Edgar Allan Poe “The Raven” (1845) como foco de atención. Tras un breve estudio teórico sobre el lenguaje poético y cuestiones teóricas sobre transmediación y adaptación, se examinan diferentes piezas musicales instrumentales directamente inspiradas por los versos de Poe. Para ello, me baso en las innovativas investigaciones sobre transformación de medios de autores como Elleström, cuyo trabajo proporciona el marco teórico, y, especialmente Bruhn, quien ha escrito sobre la relación entre poesía y música y quien acuñó el término “musical ekphrasis” (écfrasis musical). Finalmente, sostengo que estos compositores transmedian “The Raven” empleando mecanismos musicales similares a los utilizados por Poe en su poema. Especialmente importante para este análisis serán la compulsión por la repetición y variación como estrategias propias de la “musical ekphrasis”, así como la re-presentación de lo siniestro en la música

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