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La sangre devota
work by López Velarde
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- In Ramón López Velarde
His first book of poems, La sangre devota (1916; “Devout Blood”), treats the simplicity of country life, the tension between sensuality and spirituality, and the poet’s love for his cousin Fuensanta (Josefa de los Ríos); the language is often complex and full of daring imagery. In Zozobra (1919; “Anguish”) the…
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