Question

In a novel titled for this poem, a scholar reading it on a bus to Peter Ramus College decides to remain in the Faraway Hills. This poem’s first lines establish its springtime setting by referring to the “flowering season” when “Europa’s false-hearted abductor” grazes on stars. This poem describes birds like the Dutch gyrfalcon and the Inca osprey in its “falconry scene,” which parallels the shepherds’ wedding in its first part. The first entry in John Crowley’s Ægypt tetralogy is titled for this poem, which follows a (*) shipwrecked youth who washes up in one of its title countryside settings. Sor Juana’s First Dream imitates this poem’s silva form. Critics of this incomplete, two-part poem (10[1])coined a term meaning “cultivated Lutheranism” to denigrate its ornate style. (10[1])For 10 points, name (10[1])this exemplar of culteranismo, (10[1])a Luis (-5[1])de Góngora (10[1])poem (10[1])titled for its depiction of lonely, isolated places. ■END■ (10[3]0[6])

ANSWER: The Solitudes [or Las Soledades]
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2024 Chicago Open07/28/2024Y1275%0%8%134.22

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
John LawrenceBHSU BBerkeley Mafia and the Chicago Boy11310
Arya KarthikCharlotte's Moderately Successful TeamWe Need New Names12410
Rahul KeyalLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, ChicagoPunished "Venom" BHSU12810
Henry GoffA Nervy Liberal Nanny HenceAre You There, Chat? It's Me, Margaret13210
Milan FernandezThe Empire Bikes BackSAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUARE134-5
Richard NiuAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUHsticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zone13610
Halle FriedmanThe Oldest Men in the Worldit's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brown13710
Matt Laferwhen you look this good, you don’t have to know anythingGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood Vermeer1460
Joel MilesGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood Vermeerwhen you look this good, you don’t have to know anything1460
Jim FanMindgoblin of Little HobbesFirst Cause, First Cause, make me young!14610
Emmett LaurieI’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)Read slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: A1460
Eric BobrowRead slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: AI’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)1460
Jaskaran SinghThe Dyatlov Passement incidentNJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)14610
Matt WeinerSAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUAREThe Empire Bikes Back1460
Azura Gollamudivar merchantsThe Jeam Team14610
Joy AnThe Jeam Teamvar merchants1460