Ser o que un é ata o fin: o individualismo na Xeración Nós e na obra de Manoel Antonio

Abstract

The question of the meaning of individualism was implicitly addressed by Galician thought during the early 20th century. Manuel Antonio and the Xeración Nós explored the usefulness and limits of the individual as the core of their artistic and political endeavors. This article aims to provide a comparative review of how individuality was conceptualized by the poet and by the group during the first three decades of the century. To this end, a reading of canonical and foundational texts of the Xeración is proposed, as well as Manuel Antonio's correspondence and prose. The central thesis of the study will argue that the Xeración Nós proposed an idea of the individual based on their affective and performative function, whereas the poet would opt to embrace individuality as an aesthetic potency that would motivate an experience of indeterminacy