| Mexican Poetry: An Anthology Contributor(s): Paz, Octavio (Compiled by), Beckett, Samuel (Translator), Bowra, C. M. (Preface by) |
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ISBN: 0802151868 ISBN-13: 9780802151865 Publisher: Grove Press OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1994 Annotation: The renowned Mexican poet and critic Octavio Paz assembled this important anthology--the first of its kind in English translation--with a keen sense of what is both representative and universal in Mexican poetry. His informative introduction places the thirty-five selected poets within a literary and historical context that spans four centuries (1521-1910). This accomplished translation is the work of the young Samuel Beckett, just out of Trinity College, who had been awarded a grant by UNESCO to collaborate with Paz on the project. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Poetry | Caribbean & Latin American - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - General |
| Dewey: 861 |
| LCCN: 85017684 |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.51" W x 8.23" (0.56 lbs) 224 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The renowned Mexican poet and critic Octavio Paz assembled this important anthology--the first of its kind in English translation--with a keen sense of what is both representative and universal in Mexican poetry. His informative introduction places the thirty-five selected poets within a literary and historical context that spans four centuries (1521-1910). This accomplished translation is the work of the young Samuel Beckett, just out of Trinity College, who had been awarded a grant by UNESCO to collaborate with Paz on the project. Notable among the writers who appear in this anthology are Bernardo de Balbuena (1561-1627), a master of the baroque period who celebrated the exuberant atmosphere and wealth of the New World; Juan Ru z de Alarc n (1581?-1639), who became one of Spain's great playwrights; and Sor Juana In s de la Cruz (1651-1695), the beautiful nun whose passionate lyric poetry, written within her convent's walls, has made her, three hundred years later, a proto-feminist literary heroine. This is a major collection of Mexican poetry from its beginnings until the modern period, compiled and translated by two giants of world literature. |