ื“ื™ ืžืขืจืกื˜ 3 ื‘ื™ื›ืขืจ ืคื•ืŸ Arthur Machen

ืื™ื™ื ืขืจ ืคื•ืŸ ื“ื™ ืขืจืฉื˜ืข ืื•ืŸ ืžืขืจืกื˜ ื’ืœื™ื™ืš ืงืึทื ื˜ื™ื ื™ื•ื™ื™ื˜ืขืจื– ืคื•ืŸ ื“ื™ ืœืขื’ืึทื˜ ืคื•ืŸ ืขื“ื’ืึทืจ ืึทืœืึทืŸ ืคึผืึธื• ื“ืึธืก ืื™ื– ื“ืขืจ ื•ื•ืขืœืฉืžืึทืŸ ืžื™ื˜ ืึท ื•ื™ืกื’ืขืžื•ื˜ืฉืขื˜ ื ืฉืžื”, ื•ื•ืึธืก, ืื•ื™ื‘ ื’ื™ืœื’ื•ืœ ื”ืึธืคึผืงืขืŸ ืึท ื™ืึธืจืฆืขื ื“ืœื™ื ื’, ืœืขืกืึธืฃ ืฉืคื™ื’ืœื˜ ื–ื™ืš ืื™ืŸ ื“ื™ ื•ื•ืขืจืง ืื•ืŸ ืœืขื‘ืŸ ืคื•ืŸ ื“ื™ ื‘ืึทืœื˜ื™ืžืึธืจืข ื–ืฉืขื ื™. ืื™ืจ ื•ื•ืขื˜ ื–ื™ื›ืขืจ ื’ืขืคึฟื™ื ืขืŸ ืื™ืŸ ืึทืจื˜ื”ื•ืจ ืžืึทื˜ืฉืขืŸ ืืŸ ืื ื“ืขืจ ื“ืขืจืฆื™ื™ืœืขืจ ืคึฟื•ืŸ ื“ื™ ื˜ื™ืคืขื ื™ืฉืŸ ืคื•ืŸ ื“ืขืจ ื ืฉืžื”, ื•ื•ื•ึผ ื“ื™ ืœื™ื›ื˜ ืงืขืŸ ื ื™ืฉื˜ ื“ืขืจื’ืจื™ื™ื›ืŸ ืื•ืŸ ืžื•ืจื ื“ืจื™ืงืŸ ืžื™ื˜ ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ื’ืฉืžื™ื•ืช ื’ืขืคื™ืœ ืคื•ืŸ ืฉืžืึธืœืงื™ื™ื˜ ืคึฟืึทืจ ื“ืขื ื’ื™ื™ืกื˜.

ืขืก ืื™ื– ืื•ื™ืš ืืžืช ืึทื– ืžืึทื˜ืฉืขืŸ ืžื™ื™ื ื˜ ืฆื• ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ื“ื™ ืคืขืœื ื“ื™ืง ืœื™ื ืง ืฆื•ื•ื™ืฉืŸ Poe ืื•ืŸ ืœืึธื•ื•ืขืงืจืึทืคื˜, aunando en su tiempo de vida intermedio entre ambos grandes dosis de miedos y fantasรญas. En รบltima instancia, ese nadar entre dos aguas puede que le jugara en su contra para que su obra alcanzara la trascendencia de los otros dos. Porque en ocasiones vale mรกs centrar el tiro que no diversificar argumentalmente.

El tiempo, no obstante, siempre acaba haciendo justicia por la obra de un gran autor. Machen se sienta a la mesa con Poe y con Lovecraft. Y juntos los tres se toman sus vinos o lo que toque hacia el ื“ืขืœื™ืจื™ื•ื ื˜ืจืขืžืขื ืก. ื•ื•ื™ื™ึทืœ ื‘ืœื•ื™ื– ืคึฟื•ืŸ ื“ืึธืจื˜ ืื™ืจ ืงืขื ืขืŸ ื“ืขืจื’ืจื™ื™ื›ืŸ ื–ื™ื›ืขืจ ืขืจื˜ืขืจ ื•ื•ืึธืก ื ื™ื˜ ืืคื™ืœื• ื ื™ื™ื˜ืžืขืจื– ื“ืขืจื’ืจื™ื™ื›ืŸ.

Top 3 ืจืขืงืึทืžืขื ื“ื™ื“ ื‘ื™ื›ืขืจ ืคื•ืŸ Arthur Machen

ื“ื™ ื’ืจื•ื™ืก ื’ืึธื˜ ืคึผืึทืŸ

La naturaleza, nuestro entorno tiene ese lado mรกgico que antaรฑo se traducรญa en leyenda, mitos y hasta creencias, conforme el relato pasaba de generaciรณn en generaciรณn. El miedo habitaba tambiรฉn aquel imaginario y los horrores de la muerte encontraban debida explicaciรณn en lo esotรฉrico y hasta lo telรบrico.

ื˜ื•ื˜ืึธืจ, ืื™ื‘ืขืจื–ืขืฆืขืจ, ืงืึธืจืขืงื˜ืึธืจ, ื–ืขืœื˜ืŸ ื‘ื•ืš ืงืึธืงื˜ื™ื™ืœ, ื˜ืขืึทื˜ืขืจ ืึทืงื˜ื™ืึธืจ ืื•ืŸ ืกืคึผืขืฆื™ืขืœ ื–ืฉื•ืจื ืึทืœื™ืกื˜, ืžืึทื˜ืฉืขืŸ ื”ืึธื˜ ืื™ื‘ืขืจื’ืขื–ืขืฆื˜ ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ืคื™ื™ืŸ ืื•ืŸ ืžืขืœืึทื ื›ืึธืœื™ืง ื—ืœื•ืžื•ืช ืฆื• ืคึผืึทืคึผื™ืจ ืžื™ื˜ ื“ื™ ื–ืขืœื˜ืŸ ื™ื ื˜ืขื ืกื™ื˜ื™ ืื•ืŸ ืขืœื ื˜ ื˜ื™ืคึผื™ืฉ ืคึฟืึทืจ ืคึผืึธืขื–ื™ืข, ื˜ืจื™ื™ื ื’ ืฆื• ืึทื ืจืึทื•ื•ืึทืœ ื“ื™ ืžืขืจืกื˜ ืคืึทืจื‘ืึธืจื’ืŸ ืขื ื™ื’ืžืึทืก ื•ื•ื™ื™ึทื˜ืขืจ ืคื•ืŸ ืขืงื–ื™ืกื˜ืขื ืฅ ืื•ืŸ ืึทืจื•ื™ืก ืคื•ืŸ ืฆื™ื™ื˜ ืื•ืŸ ืžืึทื›ืŸ ืฉื™ื™ื ืงื™ื™ื˜ ืื•ืŸ ื’ืจื•ื™ืœ ื’ืขื–ื•ื ื˜ ืฆื•ื–ืึทืžืขืŸ ืื™ืŸ ื–ื™ื™ืขืจ ืžืขืฉื™ื•ืช.

A diferencia de Le Fanu o M.R. James, Machen, inspirado por su origen celta, no escribiรณ sobre fantasmas, sino mรกs bien sobre fuerzas elementales, maleficios que sobreviven o poderes malignos invocados por el folklore y los cuentos de hadas, como la malรฉvola ยซgente pequeรฑaยป, esa enigmรกtica y horrible raza pre-cรฉltica, negra y achaparrada, forzada a vivir en las entraรฑas de la tierra, donde todavรญa practica sus infames ritos sacrificiales. El presente volumen recoge cuatro extensos relatos (El gran dios Pan, La luz interior, La novela del Sello Negro y La novela del polvo blanco), que tanto influyeron en el maestro del horror sobrenatural, H.P. Lovecraft.

ื“ื™ ื’ืจื•ื™ืก ื’ืึธื˜ ืคึผืึทืŸ

ื“ืขืจ ื‘ืขืจื’ืœ ืคื•ืŸ ื—ืœื•ืžื•ืช

ื•ื•ื™ ืึท ื ื™ื™ึทืข ื“ืึธืจื™ืึทืŸ ื’ืจื™ื™ึท, ืœื•ืกื™ืึทืŸ ื–ื•ื›ื˜ ืฆื• ืžืึทื›ืŸ ืึท ืคึผืœืึทืฅ ืคึฟืึทืจ ื–ื™ืš ืื™ืŸ ืึท ื’ืจื•ื™ืก ืฉื˜ืึธื˜ ืคื•ืœ ืคื•ืŸ ืึทืคึผืขืจื˜ื•ื ืึทื˜ื™ื–, ืœื™ื™ืฅ ืื•ืŸ ืฉืึทื“ืึธื•ื–. ืฆื•ื•ื™ืฉืŸ ื“ื™ ื˜ืขืžื˜ื™ื™ืฉืึทื ื– ื•ื•ืึธืก ืคืึธื“ืขืจืŸ ืื™ื ืคึฟืึทืจ ื–ื™ืš, ื“ื™ ืžืขืจืกื˜ ืคืึทืจืคื™ืจืขืจื™ืฉ ืฉืึทื“ืึธื•ื– ืคืึธืจืฉืœืึธื’ืŸ ืื™ื ืึท ืžืึทื’ื ืขื˜ื™ืง ืคืึทืจืžื™ืฉืคึผืขื˜ืŸ ื•ื•ืึธืก ืื™ืŸ ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ืขืจืฉื˜ืข ื‘ื•ืงืึธืœื™ืง ื•ื•ืขืœื˜ ืื™ื– ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ื‘ืœื•ื™ื– ืื™ืŸ ื“ื™ ื‘ืœื™ื ื“ ื ืขืคึผืœื“ื™ืง ื ืขื›ื˜.

ื“ื™ ื”ื™ืœืœ ืคื•ืŸ ื“ืจืขืึทืžืก (1907) ื“ืขืจืฆื™ื™ืœื˜ ื“ื™ ืœืขื‘ืŸ ืคื•ืŸ ืœื•ืกื™ืึทืŸ, ืึท ื™ื•ื ื’ ื•ื•ืขืœืฉ ื“ืจื™ืžืขืจ ื•ื•ืึธืก ืขืžื™ื’ืจื™ืจื˜ ืฆื• ืœืึธื ื“ืึธืŸ, ื•ื•ื•ึผ ืขืจ ืœืขื‘ื˜ ืฉืœืขื›ื˜. ยซื“ืขืจ ื™ื•ื ื’ ื”ืขืœื“ ?? ืœืึธื•ื•ืขืงืจืึทืคื˜ ืงืึทืžืขื ื˜ืึทื“ ?? ืขืจ ืื™ื– ืฉืคึผื™ืจืขื•ื•ื“ื™ืง ืฆื• ื“ืขืจ ืžืึทื’ื™ืฉ ืคื•ืŸ ื“ื™ ืืœื˜ืข ื•ื•ืขืœืฉ ืกื•ื•ื™ื•ื•ืข, ื•ื•ืึธืก ืื™ื– ื“ืขืจ ืžื—ื‘ืจ 'ืก ืื™ื™ื’ืขื ืข, ืื•ืŸ ืคื™ืจื˜ ืึท ื—ืœื•ื ืœืขื‘ืŸ ืื™ืŸ ื“ื™ ืจื•ื™ืžื™ืฉืข ืฉื˜ืึธื˜ ื™ืกืงืึท ืกื™ืœื•ืจื•ื, ืื™ืฆื˜ ืจื™ื“ื•ืกื˜ ืฆื• ื“ืขื ื“ืึธืจืฃ ืคื•ืŸ ืงืึทืขืจืœืขืึธืŸ-ืื•ื™ืฃ-ื•ืกืง, ื“ืึทื˜ืฉื˜ ืžื™ื˜ ืึทืจืงื™ืึทืœืึทื“ื–ืฉื™ืงืึทืœ ื‘ืœื™ื™ื‘ื˜ ยป. ยซืขืก ืื™ื– ืึธืŸ ืึท ืฆื•ื•ื™ื™ืคืœ ืึท ืžื™ื™ึทืกื˜ืขืจื•ื•ืขืจืง ... ื•ื•ื™ ืœืขื‘ืขื“ื™ืง ืื™ื– ื“ืขืจ ื•ื•ืึทืงื™ื ื’ ื—ืœื•ื ืื™ืŸ ืจื•ื™ื! ... ืžืึทื˜ืฉืขืŸ ืื™ื– ืึท ื˜ื™ื˜ืึทืŸ ... ืฉื•ืจืœื™ ื“ื™ ื’ืจืขืกื˜ืข ืœืขื‘ืขื“ื™ืง ืžื—ื‘ืจ ยป, ื’ืขืงื•ืžืขืŸ ืฆื• ื‘ืึทืฉื˜ืขื˜ื™ืงืŸ ืึท ื™ืงืกื™ื™ื˜ืึทื“ ื”ืคึผืœ.

ื“ืขืจ ื‘ืขืจื’ืœ ืคื•ืŸ ื—ืœื•ืžื•ืช

ื˜ืขืจืึธืจ ืื•ืŸ ืื ื“ืขืจืข ืžืขืฉื™ื•ืช ืคื•ืŸ ื“ื™ ืžืึธื“ื ืข

ื“ื™ ื’ืจื•ื™ืœ ื“ืขืจืฆื™ื™ืœื•ื ื’ ืขื ื“ื™ืงื˜ ื–ื™ืš ืื™ืŸ ื“ื™ ืึทื ืึทืžืึทืœื™ื– ืื•ืŸ ืงืึทื ื˜ืจืึทืก ืึท ืคึผืœืึทืฅ ืฆื• ื“ืขืจื•ื•ืขืงืŸ ืคืึทืจืงืขืจื˜ ืกืขื ืกื™ื™ืฉืึทื ื–.

Machen, ืึท ืคืึธื›ืขืจ ืคื•ืŸ ืžืึทื’ื™ืฉ ืื•ืŸ ืึทืœื˜ืฉืขืžื™, ื–ื™ืš ืื™ื™ื ื’ืขืฉืจื™ื‘ืŸ ื“ื™ ืขืกืึธื•ื˜ืขืจื™ืง ืกื“ืจ ืคื•ืŸ ื“ื™ ื’ืึธืœื“ืขืŸ ื“ืึธืŸ ืื™ืŸ 1900, ืื•ืŸ ืฆืขืŸ ื™ืึธืจ ืฉืคึผืขื˜ืขืจ ื’ืขื•ื•ืืจืŸ ืึท ื˜ื™ื™ืœ ืคื•ืŸ ื“ืขืจ ืœื™ื™ื˜ ืคื•ืŸ ื“ื™ ืึธื•ื•ื ื˜ ื ื™ื™ึทืขืก ืฆื™ื™ื˜ื•ื ื’, ื•ื•ื•ึผ ืขืจ ืืจื•ื™ืก ืคื™ืœืข ืงืึธืœืœืึทื‘ืึธืจืึทื˜ื™ืึธื ืก ื•ื•ืขื’ืŸ ืึทื ื˜ื™ืงื•ื•ื™ื˜ื™ืขืก, ืคืึธืœืงืœืึธืจ, ื”ื™ืกื˜ืึธืจื™ืฉ ืงืจื™ื™ืžื– ืื•ืŸ ืคื™ืœืข ืื ื“ืขืจืข ื˜ืขืžืขืก. ืขืจ ื”ืึธื˜ ืคืืจืขืคื ื˜ืœืขื›ื˜ ืจื•ื‘ึฟ ืคื•ืŸ ื–ื™ื™ืŸ ื“ืขืจืฆื™ื™ืœื•ื ื’ืขืŸ ืื™ืŸ ืคืึทืจืฉื™ื“ืขื ืข ืžืึทื’ืึทื–ื™ื ื– ืื•ืŸ ืฉืคึผืขื˜ืขืจ ืฆื•ื ื•ื™ืคื’ืขืฉื˜ืขืœื˜ ื–ื™ื™ ืื™ืŸ ืึทื ื˜ืึทืœืึทื“ื–ืฉื™ื– ืึทื–ืึท ื•ื•ื™ "ื“ื™ ื”ื•ื™ื– ืคื•ืŸ ืกืึธื•ืœืก" (1906), "ื“ื™ ืžืœืื›ื™ื ืคื•ืŸ ืžืึธื ืก" (1915), "ื“ื™ ืฉื™ื™ื ื™ื ื’ ืคึผื™ืจืึทืžื™ื“" (1923) ืื•ืŸ ืื ื“ืขืจืข.

ื“ืขืจ ื‘ืึทื ื“ ื‘ืจืขื ื’ื˜ ืฆื•ื–ืึทืžืขืŸ ืึท ืงื•ืจืฅ ืจืึธืžืึทืŸ ("ืขืœ ื˜ืขืจืึธืจ", 1917) ืื•ืŸ ืฆื•ื•ื™ื™ ืื•ืŸ ืฆื•ื•ืึทื ืฆื™ืง ืžืขืฉื™ื•ืช ืคื•ืŸ ื“ืขืจ ืคืึทื ื˜ืึทื–ื™ืข ื–ืฉืึทื ืจืึท, ืจื•ื‘ึฟ ืคื•ืŸ ื–ื™ื™ ื”ืขืœื“ืŸ ื”ืขืœื“ืŸ ืึทื‘ืกืขืกื˜ ื“ื•ืจืš ื–ื™ื™ืขืจ ืฉื•ืœื“ื™ืง ื’ืขื•ื•ื™ืกืŸ ืื•ืŸ ืงืึทื ื•ื•ื™ื ืกื˜ ืคื•ืŸ ื–ื™ื™ืขืจ ืกื•ืคึผืขืจื ืึทื˜ื•ืจืึทืœ ืึธืจื™ื’ื™ื ืก. ืคึฟื•ืŸ ื“ื™ ื˜ื™ืžืึทื˜ื™ืง ืคืึทืจืฉื™ื™ื“ื ืงื™ื™ึทื˜ ืคื•ืŸ ื“ืขื ืกืขืœืขืงืฆื™ืข ืขืก ื–ืขื ืขืŸ ื’ื•ื˜ ื‘ื™ื™ืฉืคื™ืœืŸ ืคื•ืŸ ืžืขืฉื™ื•ืช ืึทื–ืึท ื•ื•ื™ "ื“ื™ ืจื•ื™ื˜ ื”ืื ื˜", ืื™ืŸ ื•ื•ืึธืก ืืœื˜ืข ืจื•ื ื– ืื•ืŸ ืžืึทื’ื™ืฉ ื’ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ืึทื ื˜ ืื™ืŸ ื”ืึทื ื˜; "ื“ื™ ื”ื™ื™ืœื™ืงืข ื˜ื™ื ื’ื–", ื•ื•ืึธืก ื ืขืžื˜ ืึธืจื˜ ืื•ื™ืฃ ื“ื™ ื•ื•ืขืœืฉ ื‘ืจืขื’; "ืคึผืกื™ื˜ืฉืึธืœืึธื’ื™", ื•ื•ืึธืก ืจืขื–ืขืจืขืงืฅ ื“ื™ ื˜ืขืžืข ืคื•ืŸ โ€‹โ€‹ื“ื–ืฉืขืงื™ืœืœ ืื•ืŸ ื”ื™ื“ืข; ืื•ืŸ "ื“ื™ ืงืึทืกื˜ืึทื“ื™", "ื“ื™ ื‘ืœืขื ื“ื™ืง ืœื™ื›ื˜" ืื•ืŸ "ืžื™ื•ื ื™ืฉืึทื ื– ืคื•ืŸ ืžืœื—ืžื”", ืฉื˜ืขืœืŸ ื–ื™ืš ืื™ืŸ ื“ืขืจ ืขืจืฉื˜ืขืจ ื•ื•ืขืœื˜ ืžืœื—ืžื”, ื•ื•ื™ ื’ืขื–ื•ื ื˜ ื•ื•ื™ "ื˜ืขืจืึธืจ", ืึท ื“ืขืจืฆื™ื™ืœื•ื ื’ ืื™ืŸ ื•ื•ืึธืก ืžืึทื˜ืฉืขืŸ ืจื™ื™ื–ืึทื– ืึทืŸ ืขื›ื˜ ืงืึทื ืกืคึผื™ืจืึทืกื™ ื˜ืขืึธืจื™ืข ืฉื™ื™ืš ืฆื• ืึทื ื˜ื•ื•ื™ืงืœื•ื ื’ ื“ื™ ืคื•ื ืงืฆื™ืข ืคื•ืŸ โ€‹โ€‹ื“ืขืจ ืขืจืฉื˜ืขืจ ื’ืจื•ื™ืก ืื™ื™ืจืืคืขื™ืฉืขืจ ืžืœื—ืžื” ืื™ื– ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ืฆื• ืคึฟืึธืจืฉืœืึธื’ืŸ ืขืคึผืขืก ื’ืจืขืกืขืจ ืื•ืŸ ืฉืจืขืงืœืขืš ื•ื•ืึธืก ืื™ื– ืงื™ื™ื ืžืึธืœ ื’ื™ืœื•ื™.

ื˜ืขืจืึธืจ ืื•ืŸ ืื ื“ืขืจืข ืžืขืฉื™ื•ืช ืคื•ืŸ ื“ื™ ืžืึธื“ื ืข
ืงื•ืจืก ืคึผืึธืกื˜ืŸ

ืœืึธื–ืŸ ืึท ื‘ืึทืžืขืจืงื•ื ื’

ื“ืขื ืคึผืœืึทืฅ ื ื™ืฆื˜ ืึทืงื™ืกืžืขื˜ ืฆื• ืจืขื“ื•ืฆื™ืจืŸ ืกืคึผืึทื. ืœืขืจืŸ ื•ื•ื™ ื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืงืึธืžืขื ื˜ืึทืจ ื“ืึทื˜ืข ืื™ื– ืคึผืจืึทืกืขืกื˜.