"Dormida o despierta a mí me brotan los arroyos”: Paisaje andaluz y memoria en la obra de Concha Lagos (1907-2007)

Abstract

This article explores de connection between Concha Lagos (1907-2007) and the Andalusian landscape, a recurring element in her prose often intertwined with memories of her childhood in Córdoba. In her memoirs, written at the age of seventy, the author continues to identify herself through the traits that characterized her as a child, suggesting that the constant evocation of her childhood and the Andalusian environment is part of an identity-building process. This is closely tied to one of the most prominent themes in her prose and journalistic writings: her critique of modern urbanization, the destruction of nature, and, more specifically, the transformation of Córdoba´s environment, which clashes with her identity construction. These literary constants are analyzed through the lens of feminist literary criticism, with an emphasis on her Andalusian activism expressed through her artistic and editorial work.