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Mirror of modernity

's book of poems 5 meters (1927) of Puna Carlos Oquendo de Amat (1905-1936) is one of the major works of the twentieth century Peruvian poetry. And although it has always recognized the quality of this collection, the critics have shown a greater interest from Mario Vargas Llosa who devoted his speech accepting the Rómulo Gallegos Prize (1967) to Oquendo. The most recent contribution is essay Mirror of Modernity: Avant-garde, theater experience and poems 5 meters (USIL, 2010) the critic and writer Selenco Vega.

As the title announces, the first part of the book is devoted to cutting-edge analysis of the resources used in 5 meters of poems, tracking influences and affiliations. More interesting is the second part, which follows the interpretative initiated by the semiotician Raul Bueno, who found in these poems a "resemantization" of urban spaces from the perspective of a natural playful and provincial author. Vega adds some nuances to this proposal, especially on the concept of "experience" (Kant, Benjamin).

University Professor of Literary Theory and Interpretation of texts, Selenco Vega (Lima, 1971) adds to its strong academic background a number of good books on creation, both fiction and poetry, and literary prizes such as Cope and the story of a thousand words. Perhaps Mirror of modernity is to live up to this history, but nevertheless is a proper debut de Vega in the field of literary essays.