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Dependence, Independence, and Death: Toward a Psychobiography of Delmira Agustini (Latin America: Interdisciplinary Studies)
Dependence Independence and Death Toward a Psychobiography of Delmira Agustini - Latin America: Interdisciplinary Studies Author:William James Dependence, Independence, and Death: Toward a Psychobiography of Delmira Agustini depicts the life of Uruguayan poet Delmira Agustini (18861914) based on her poems and other writings. These works give evidence of two constructs related to a psychological conflict in her life. The first is a dependence/independence dichotomy, thematized as... more » a polarized love relationship between speaker and Other, who can represent two individuals or dual aspects of the poets self. The second involves the poets fascination with death, which becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy when she is murdered by her ex-husband at the age of twenty-seven.« less