Juan Ramón Jiménez

Nació 23 December 1881 · Murió 29 May 1958

Juan Ramón Jiménez Mantecón (Moguer, España, 23 de diciembre de 1881-San Juan de Puerto Rico, 29 de mayo de 1958) fue un poeta español, autor esencial para la poesía en lengua española y para la poesía contemporánea occidental. Ganó el Premio Nobel de Literatura en 1956 por el conjunto de su obra ("un ejemplo de espíritu elevado y pureza artística"), entre la que destaca la obra lírica en prosa Platero y yo.

Citas

“Platero is a small donkey, a soft, hairy donkey: so soft to the touch that he might be said to be made of cotton, with no bones. Only the jet mirrors of his eyes are hard like two black crystal scarabs.”
‪Platero and I‬, Chapter 1En inglés
“This short book, where joy and sadness are twins, like the ears of Platero, was written for … I have no idea for whom! … For whomever lyric poets write …”
‪Platero and I‬, p. xvEn inglés
“And the food for the soul passes, candid and free, without paying tribute to the customs.”
‪Platero and I‬, Chapter 2En inglés
“Literature is a state of culture, poetry is a state of grace, before and after culture.”
"Poetry and Literature" 1941 , as translated in Selected Writings 1957 .En inglés
“I have a feeling that my boat / has struck, down there in the depths, / against a great thing. / And nothing / happens! Nothing … Silence … Waves.”
"Oceans", as translated by Robert Bly; quoted in Opening Our Moral Eye : Essays,En inglés