El mito del paraíso perdido en la obra de los exiliados republicanos de segunda generación

José Ángel Ascunce, in his exploration of the exilic experience, emphasizes the inevitability of considering the myth of the lost paradise. According to him, "There is no myth that better reflects and more accurately encapsulates the phenomenon and characteristics of exile as a cultural symbol and as an ontological, existential, and historical reality" (2008). A considerable number of exiled authors have, in fact, delved into this theme in their literature, wherein the myth of paradise essentially comes to signify not only the homeland but also the childhood and innocence lost due to war. Furthermore, second-generation exiles have continued to elaborate on this myth, despite the physical and temporal distance from the "paradise" described by their parents. In their works, this timeless myth has started to assume meanings both similar to and distinct from those of the previous generation.