| The Heights of Macchu Picchu: A Bilingual Edition Bilingual Edition Contributor(s): Neruda, Pablo (Author), Tarn, Nathaniel (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0374506485 ISBN-13: 9780374506483 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1967 Annotation: "The Heights of Macchu Picchu" is the finest and most famous of Neruda's longer poems and provides the key to his earlier work. It was inspired by his journey to Macchu Picchu, the Peruvian Inca city high in the Andes. Neruda's journey takes on all the symbolic qualities of a personal "venture into the interior" as the poem progresses, exploring both the roots of the poet's identity and the history of Latin America. This translation has been rendered by the distinquished poet Nathaniel Tarn and is presented in a bilingual edition, with the Spanish and English texts on facing pages. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Caribbean & Latin American - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Places |
| Dewey: 861 |
| LCCN: 2005279379 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.5" W x 8.1" (0.25 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Pablo Neruda's most famous long poem, with the English translations and original Spanish presented side by side. |
Contributor Bio(s): Neruda, Pablo: - Pablo Neruda (1904-73), one of the renowned poets of the twentieth century, was born in Farral, Chile. He shared the World Peace Prize with Paul Robeson and Pablo Picasso in 1950, and he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971. His books include Residence on Earth, Canto General, Extravagaria, and Isla Negra. |