Béhar, Roland (2018) “Horrísimo”: andanzas y fortuna de un neologismo, de Camões a Vallejo. SigMa - Rivista di Letterature comparate, Teatro e Arti dello spettacolo (2). pp. 261-285. ISSN 2611-3309
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Abstract
Starting from what the criticism usually considers as a neologism of César Vallejo, “horrísima”, the paper shows that the word circulates in fact in epic texts – since Luis de Camões’s Os Lusiadas (1572) and its Castilian reception. The word is specially used by authors of romanticism, before falling, progressively, in disuse, so that it could be considered a neologism when Vallejo uses it in 1938, subjecting it to a slight semantic variation. | Partiendo de lo que la crítica suele considerar como un neologismo de César Vallejo, “horrísima”, se demuestra que la palabra circula en realidad en textos de inspiración principalmente épica desde Os Lusiadas (1572) de Luis de Camões y su recepción castellana. Goza de un favor especial entre autores del romanticismo, antes de caer, progresivamente, en desuso, de modo que haya podido considerarse neologismo cuando Vallejo lo llega a usar en 1938, sometiéndolo a una ligera variación semántica.
| Tipologia del documento: | Articolo in rivista |
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| Parole chiave: | César Vallejo ; neologism ; Luis de Camões ; Os Lusiadas ; epic poetry ; neologismo ; poesía épica |
| Soggetto: | D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D111 Medieval History P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN0441 Literary History |
| Depositato il: | 22 Ago 2026 13:25 |
| Ultima modifica: | 22 Ago 2026 13:25 |
| URI: | https://www.rmoa.unina.it/id/eprint/9204 |
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