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Everything And Nothing : The Poetry Of Hanni Ossott, April Schmidt
Everything And Nothing : The Poetry Of Hanni Ossott, April Schmidt
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
Although Hanni Ossott (1946-2002) is considered a unique voice in Venezuelan poetry, no comprehensive studies of her work have yet been undertaken. This dissertation offers a critical reading of the poetry from her early and mid career, a period that encompasses both her best known and least known work. Ossott is mainly remembered for two books from the middle of her trajectory, Hasta que llegue el día y huyan las sombras and El reino donde la noche se abre. However, the four books leading up to these works have been largely ignored, with critics regarding them as an early, experimental …