| The Poetry of Pablo Neruda Contributor(s): Neruda, Pablo (Author), Stavans, Ilan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0374529604 ISBN-13: 9780374529604 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux OUR PRICE: $22.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2005 Annotation: The most comprehensive English-language collection of work ever by "the greatest poet of the twentieth century--in any language" (Gabriel Garcí a Má rquez) "In his work a continent awakens to consciousness." So wrote the Swedish Academy in awarding the Nobel Prize to Pablo Neruda, the author of more than thirty-five books of poetry and one of Latin America's most revered writers, lionized during his lifetime as "the people's poet." This selection of Neruda's poetry, the most comprehensive single volume available in English, presents nearly six hundred poems, scores of them in new and sometimes multiple translations, and many accompanied by the Spanish original. In his introduction, Ilan Stavans situates Neruda in his native milieu as well as in a contemporary English-language one, and a group of new translations by leading poets testifies to Neruda's enduring, vibrant legacy among English-speaking writers and readers today. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Caribbean & Latin American - Poetry | American - Hispanic American - Poetry | Native American |
| Dewey: 861.62 |
| Physical Information: 1.87" H x 5.56" W x 8.22" (2.21 lbs) 1040 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
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| Publisher Description: The most comprehensive English-language collection of work ever by the greatest poet of the twentieth century--in any language (Gabriel Garc a M rque) In his work a continent awakens to consciousness. So wrote the Swedish Academy in awarding the Nobel Prize to Pablo Neruda, the author of more than thirty-five books of poetry and one of Latin America's most revered writers, lionized during his lifetime as the people's poet. This selection of Neruda's poetry, the most comprehensive single volume available in English, presents nearly six hundred poems, scores of them in new and sometimes multiple translations, and many accompanied by the Spanish original. In his introduction, Ilan Stavans situates Neruda in his native milieu as well as in a contemporary English-language one, and a group of new translations by leading poets testifies to Neruda's enduring, vibrant legacy among English-speaking writers and readers today. |
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.Stavans, Ilan: - Ilan Stavans is the Lewis-Sebring Professor in Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College. His books include Spanglish, On Borrowed Words, The Poetry of Pablo Neruda, and Becoming Americans. His work has been translated into a dozen languages. |