FROM FOOD TO POETRY: CUBAN IDENTITY IN PARADISO BY JOSÉ LEZAMA LIMA

Starting from works related to Cuban identity in Paradiso from José Lezama Lima, this paper will contribute to the study of the concept of transculturation by means of landscape and food that are presented as images used to build the Cuban identity in the novel. The paper will also establish a relationship between food and poetry based on the preparation, transformation and presentation of both, ingredients and words. The paper is divided in three sections: the primary vegetal products, food elaboration and food presentations through gastronomic banquets.