Revelation of the reader, the poetic finesse of Edith Stein

Abstract

This article analyzes the poetry of Edith Stein from the topic of Revelation. Revelation, understood as «the good news» of the coming and resurrection of Christ, is related to the mandate of love to others, whose can only be done in the love of God, because «he wants us to love him, when he commands that we love the neighbor», as sor Juana explains. And thus, it is also related to the greater «fineness» of Jesus towards men, according to the carta Atenagórica, which consists of «the benefits that he ceases to do» to containe our ingratitude; in love of neighbor, the correspondence of love is for Him, but the utility is ours. In the poetry of Edith Stein, Revelation corresponds to another revelation: that of the reader, which consumes the representation of the mayor fineness: for the reader it is only the utility of reading.