La actualización del Barroco en la obra de Luis Felipe Fabre

Abstract

This essay analyzes the Mexican Luis Felipe Fabre’s position within the Neo-Baroque movement, a writer specially recognized for his interest in 16th and 17th-century Hispanic culture. In order to establish Fabre’s exact relationship with that movement, the first paragraphs offer an overview of the revaluation of the Baroque that marked Hispanic literature during the 20th century. In this overview, the distinction between “el Barroco” and “lo barroco” stands out as a key element in understanding Fabre’s supposedly Neo-Baroque writing, since it can be argued that this author, unlike most Neo-Baroque writers, primarily recovers “el Barroco” and not only “lo barroco”. The remainder of the essay describes the Fabre’s books that—from a broad view of the phenomenon—place him within the Neo-Baroque movement. This description highlights Fabre’s playful attitude and, along with it, the complexity of his interest in 16th- and 17th-century Hispanic culture.