Semantic Cartography of Sobre los ángeles:

A Study of Isotopies and Metaphors in the Poetry of Rafael Alberti

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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2317-9651.i30p183-207

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Metaphor, Isotopy, Rafael Alberti, Poetry, Semiotics

Abstract

The present article analyzes the networks of operation of isotopies and metaphors in Sobre los ángeles (1929) by Rafael Alberti from a semiotic perspective. Through the analysis of the poetry collection, it becomes evident how these semantic structures configure a web of meanings that articulates the existential crisis and the fragmentation of the poetic subject. This study explores the interaction between isotopies and metaphors in the construction of the work’s symbolic universe, where angels function as elements that embody disorientation and emptiness. A semiotic approach is employed to examine the dynamics between the isotopies of the celestial, the fall, and the loss of identity, among others. The findings reveal that the combination of these discursive mechanisms reinforces the philosophical and aesthetic dimensions of the poetry collection, highlighting a poetics of crisis in which the symbolic structure reflects the disillusionment and disintegration of the poetic subject.

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  • Fernando Candón Ríos, Universidad de Cádiz

    Fernando Candón Ríos es poeta, crítico y profesor en la Universidad de Cádiz. Especialista en literatura contemporánea y teoría crítica, destaca por su enfoque sociopolítico y feminista en la poesía española, con publicaciones influyentes sobre hegemonía, memoria, disidencia y voces subalternas.

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2025-12-19

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CANDÓN RÍOS, Fernando. Semantic Cartography of Sobre los ángeles:: A Study of Isotopies and Metaphors in the Poetry of Rafael Alberti. Caracol, São Paulo, Brasil, n. 30, p. 183–207, 2025. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2317-9651.i30p183-207. Disponível em: https://revistas.usp.br/caracol/article/view/234862.. Acesso em: 14 jan. 2026.