Abstract

LOCKE, Jessica C.. Cultural Retrieval and Edition: Friar Juan Antonio de Segura Troncoso’s Manuscript Poemas varios. Bibliographica [online]. 2022, vol.5, n.1, pp.99-128.  Epub Mar 07, 2022. ISSN 2594-178X.  https://doi.org/10.22201/iib.2594178xe.2022.1.284.

In this article, I consider the retrieval of cultural, socio-historical, and literary information that is necessarily implicit in the edition of New Spain's poetic works and, specifically, of certain texts included in the first 54 folios of Poemas varios. This manuscript was compiled by the friar Juan Antonio de Segura Troncoso (18th century, manuscript #1595 of the Biblioteca Nacional de México’s Fondo Reservado), and contains the literary production of the Academia Poética Guadalupana that was written during Segura’s time as president of this literary group. We propose that the understanding of these poems can be facilitated, to a great extent, throught the recuperation of cultural, historical, and poetic traditions from that era. We offer multiple examples to demonstrate that the interpretation of this poetry is enriched precisely by researching, studying, and understanding such traditions.

Keywords : Friar Juan Antonio de Segura Troncoso; manuscript Poemas varios; Academia Poética Guadalupana; cultural retrieval; 18^th century New Spain poetry.

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