The Anti-Lazarus (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Nicanor Parra
- First Published: 1982
- Type of Work: Lyric
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry
- Subjects: Poetry or poets, Christianity, Death or dying, Bible, biblical imagery, or biblical symbolism, Biblical times, Miracles, Life and death, Resurrection
The Poem
“The Anti-Lazarus” is an “antipoem” composed of forty-seven free-verse lines divided nonsystematically into eleven stanzas. Its title is a compound word that encloses references both to the Western cultural heritage and to Nicanor Parra’s own innovative artistic ideals. It points, on the one hand, to the biblical figure of Lazarus, the brother of Mary and Martha who was raised from the dead at Jesus’ command (John 11:1-44). In this sense, it refers to the miracle of resurrection, one of the most important miracles within the Christian tradition. On the...
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