The influence of hermetic pythagoreanism on «The Black Butterfly» by Nicomedes Pastor Díaz and «The Raven» by Edgar Allan Poe

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  • José Benito Freijanes Martínez Universidad de Vigo

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https://doi.org/10.5944/rhythmica.44021

Abstract

Edgar Allan Poe and Nicomedes Pastor Díaz were strictly contemporaries and their literary works have many common features. The poetry of both is scarce, but in the end it was what gave them the greatest fame in their respective domains. For almost a century and a half, attention has been drawn to the resemblance between two of their most celebrated poems: «The Raven» and «La mariposa negra». In this article we summarize the history of the association between both works and show the results of a comparative metric study taking into account the esoteric tradition that reached Romanticism.

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2025-01-14

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Freijanes Martínez, J. B. (2025). The influence of hermetic pythagoreanism on «The Black Butterfly» by Nicomedes Pastor Díaz and «The Raven» by Edgar Allan Poe. Rhythmica. Revista Española de Métrica Comparada, (22), 43–75. https://doi.org/10.5944/rhythmica.44021

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