The Poetics of Epiphany in the Spanish Lyric of Today

Drawing on original contributions of four major voices in the Spanish lyric of today, Judith Nantell investigates the epistemic poetry of Luis Munoz, Abraham Gragera, Josep M. Rodriguez, and Ada Salas, arguing that, for them, the poem is the fundamental means of exploring the nature of both knowledge and poetry. Writing the first investigative and interpretative monograph to develop the epistemic nature of the poets’ work, Nantell takes a unique approach by engaging the active participation of the poets she studies. The poets have selected their own poems to be included in this non-traditional academic monograph, and have also written previously-unpublished explications and biographical self-portraits to contribute to Nantell’s development of a poetics of epiphany.