Date of Award
1997
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Erro-Peralta, Nora
Abstract
Saudade, a sentiment similar to but stronger than the English word "melancholy," has been a subject of much interest on the Iberian peninsula for centuries, especially among Galician-Portuguese writers. Rosalia de Castro, a nineteenth-century poet and author from Galicia, is recognized as one of Spain's most talented writers, partly because of her ability to express the various phases of a sentiment which is so difficult to understand. In her poetry Castro skillfully describes the feelings of the Galician people and, in doing so, bares the depth of her own saudade. The loss of love and departure from one's homeland are aptly presented as causes of saudade as well as the poet's love for nature and longing to return to the beauty of her native province. In her personal suffering, Castro's longing evolves into a desire for death. Her expressions of this sentiment in verse induce in the reader a desire to learn more about this little-known province and its people.
Extent
117 p.
Recommended Citation
McCollum, Ruth Waltrip, "presence and progression of "saudade" in the poetry of Rosalia de Castro" (1997). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999. 1212.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_4/1212
Identifier
FADT15522
Comments
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1997.|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters