María Zambrano, lectora de «Paradiso»

Abstract

espanolEste articulo presenta una discusion sobre las palabras liminares de Maria Zambrano a Paradiso, la famosa novela de Jose Lezama Lima. La interpretacion de Zambrano es original. Ella destaca elviaje espiritual del protagonista Jose Cemi y encuentra una explicacion mistica del erotismo lezamiano. Asi, se cuestionara la pertinencia de esta lectura y se pondra en dialogo con estudios contemporaneos sobre el escritor cubano. EnglishThis paper presents a discussion of Maria Zambrano’s preliminary comments on Paradiso, the famous novel written by Jose Lezama Lima. Her interpretation is quite original, as she emphasizes the spiritual journey of the protagonist Jose Cemi and finds a mystical explanation for Lezama’s eroticism. The pertinence of this reading is questioned and compared with contemporary studies on the Cuban writer.