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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Cortés, Alfonso, 1893-1969

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1965-1967

Volume: 10 item(s); 32 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Cortés, Alfonso".

Biography

Known as "El Poeta Loco" of Nicaragua, Merton had a profound respect for his works and metaphysical insights. Christine Bochen states that "[i]n a brief essay introducing his translations of poems by Cortés, Merton recalls Ernesto Cardenal's account of seeing Cortés chained to a beam in Rubén Dario's house, where he is said to have gone insane on February 18, 1927 (source: The Courage for Truth, p. 176).

Usage Guidelines and Restrictions

Related Information and Links

See published letters from Merton to Cortés in The Courage for Truth, pp. 176-178.

Other Finding Aids

If the person in correspondence with Merton has full text records in the Merton Center Digital Collections, there will be a numeric link to them below.
   

Series List

This Record Sub-Group is not divided into Series and is arranged chronologically.

Container List

SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1965/04/20 (#01)TL[c]from MertonJe suis très heureux d'avoir entre les mains votre nouveau livre, <u>Las Rimas universelles</u>,Yes [file includes an English translation from <i>The Courage for Truth</i> and a Spanish translation]
 1965/04/20 (#02)TAL[x]from MertonJe suis très heureux d'avoir entre les mains votre nouveau livre, <u>Las Rimas universelles</u>,  [contains an additional handwritten note, which does not appear in <i>The Courage for Truth</i>]
 1965/09/03 TL[x]from MertonJe vous écris ces quelques pour vous faire savoir que je m'unis à vos souffrances avant le SeigneurYes [file includes an English translation from <i>The Courage for Truth</i>]
 1965/12/21 TLS[x]from MertonJe suis très heureux d'avoir votre nouveau livre de poèmes qui sans doute sera un des plusYes [file includes an English translation from <i>The Courage for Truth</i>]
 1966/05/03 otherto Cardenal, ErnestoAl Padre Ernesto Cardenal. ( en su retiro de Solentiname). [-] Con paz contesto tu parta, padre,  [poem written for Ernesto Cardenal]
 1967/10/01 TLS[x]from MertonJ'ai bien reçu l'envoi de vos deux derniers livres et je suis surtout enchante par votre belleYes [file includes an English translation from <i>The Courage for Truth</i>]
 1969/02/03 other Alfonso Cortés [-] 9 de Diciembre de 1893 - 3 de Febrero de 1969 [-] León, Nicaragua, C. A.  [photograph and poems - inscribed by Maria Luisa Cortes to the Merton Center, July 15, 1970 - transferred from Sub-Section D.7]
 1969/02/no (#01)other HONRAS FUNEBRES al poeta ALFONSO CORTES [-] León de Nicaragua  [inscribed by Maria Luisa Cortes to the Merton Center, July 15, 1970 - transferred from Sub-Section D.7]
 1969/02/no (#02)other HOMENAJE De La Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua AL POETA ALFONSO CORTES  [photographs and poems - inscribed by Maria Luisa Cortes to the Merton Center, July 15, 1970 - transferred from Sub-Section D.7]
 undated/no/no otherfrom MertonPour Don Alfonso Cortés, [...] LE SECRET [-] Puisque je suis [-] Imaginaire [-] La belle vie  [poem "Le Secret" with a handwritten note from Merton to Cortés (photocopy)]
        

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