Miyó Vestrini: dissertations on the female voice
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Miyó Vestrini, poetry, biographical record, female voiceAbstract
Miyó Vestrini (1938–1991) stands as one of the most significant and enigmatic figures in 20th-century Venezuelan poetry, yet she remained paradoxically marginalized within the literary canon of her time. This research therefore, aims to analyze the articulation of the female voice in Las historias de Giovanna (1971), El invierno próximo (1975), Pocas virtudes (1986), and Valiente ciudadano (n.d.), specifically examining the assertion of her world and the representation of femininity through biographical registers. Grounded in a theoretical framework drawing from Miranda (1995), Rivas Rojas (1999), Marta Sosa (2003), Mandrillo (2005), Díaz (2008), Ramalho (2013), and Osorio (2015), and employing the hermeneutic method of text interpretation in psychoanalytic research proposed by Quintana and Hermida (2019), the study reveals how Vestrini constructs a distinct poetic identity. Ultimately, the findings demonstrate that Vestrini’s voice marks a radical departure from traditional feminine lyricism—often characterized as discreet, conservative, and suggestive—to establish a visceral discursive body that confronts death, illness, physical suffering, romantic disillusionment, and existential anguish. Keywords: Miyó Vestrini; poetry; biographical record; female voice.
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