NATIONAL TIES AND METONYMIC IMAGERY: THE EPISTLE AS USED BY NICOLÁS GUILLÉN.

Characterizes Cuban writer Nicolas Guillen's adoption of the epistle form to convey strong nationalist sentiments accentuated by an exile-provoked nostalgia in which nature and food figure as prominent metonyms. Exploration of the issue of identity in Spanish-American literature; Use of words that reflect the poeple and culture of Cuba; Influence of Nicaraguan poet Ruben Dario on Guillen's work.