An Argentine in The Warburg. Humanismo y exilio en la obra de Héctor Ciocchini

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The emblem was a key subject of study for the Bahía Blancan poet and humanist Héctor Ciocchini for a large part of his career as a research. The Warburgian tradition plays a central role here, in particular Aby Warburg’s concept of Pathosformelm, or forms of pathos. Our intention is to study the critical essays of Ciocchini and a selection of relevant poems in order to trace this presence of Warburg and his tradition, as well as the role of England more generally, to sketch a particular model of humanism, and to offer a contribution to the reconstruction of the Warburg school in Argentina. Of particular importance is the presence of exile, the practical context of a large part of Ciocchini’s critical and poetic work, researched and writing in London during an important period in his life in the 1970s and 80s.

Authors: Bollig, B

• Publication status: Accepted
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Universidad Nacional del Litoral
• Host title: Las letras en Argentina, España y Brasil. Dinámicas, circulaciones
• Language: Spanish
• Keywords: humanism; Warburg Institute; Argentine poetry; Héctor Ciocchini; Aby Warburg; exile; Pathosformeln
• Subtype: Chapter