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1	Labyrinth of Solitude more books like this by Octavio Paz add to wishlist In Paz's non-fiction examination of Mexico's history and mythology, he laments the loss of Mexican identity and sees that as due to the enormous number of influences that have affected the country, particularly its Indian and Spanish past and the all-pervasive presence of the United States. see all copies from $2.37! new only from $8.70! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Nineteen Ways of Looking at Wang Wei: How a Chinese Poem is Translated more books like this by Eliot Weinberger, Octavio Paz (Photographer) add to wishlist This title features nineteen different translations of a single poem with comments on each version by Eliot Weinberger and an introduction contributed by Octavio Paz. see all copies from $3.29! new only from $7.29! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Laberinto de La Soledad y Otras Obras, El more books like this by Octavio Paz add to wishlist In Paz's nonfiction examination of Mexico's history and mythology, he laments the loss of Mexican identity and sees that as due to the enormous number of influences that have affected the country, particularly its Indian and Spanish past and the all-pervasive presence of the United States. see all copies from $5.69! new only from $8.00! \| SVS
4	The Collected Poems of Octavio Paz, 1957-1987 more books like this by Octavio Paz, Eliot Weinberger (Editor), Elizabeth Bishop (Translator) add to wishlist A massive bilingual volume representing the complete poems of Mexico's leading poet. It also includes a useful appendix of notes by Paz himself. The translations have been done by a variety of well-known poets and other writers, including Elizabeth Bishop, Mark Strand, Denise Levertov, John Frederick Nims, and Eliot Weinberger. see all copies from $11.00! new only from $17.39! \| SVS
5	Sor Juana: Or, the Traps of Faith more books like this by Octavio Paz, Margaret Sayers Peden (Translator) add to wishlist Octavio Paz's biography of Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651-1695), considered the greatest lyric poet of Mexico's Golden Age, is also about the intellectual, political, and religious climate of 17th-century Mexico, and about the duty of the poet to rebel against the restrictions of orthodoxy. Paz has said, "Sor Juana is a mirror of me, a consciousness, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $27.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	The Double Flame: Love and Eroticism more books like this by Octavio Paz add to wishlist In "The Double Flame," Paz explores the relationship between sex, eroticism, and love--themes that have been central to his fiction. Beginning with Plato's "Symposium," he provides a short history of love and the erotic in literature: from the influence of the great cities of Alexandria and Rome on the development of love elegy, to the courtly ... see all copies from $2.24! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
7	El Laberinto de La Soledad: Posdata, Vuelta Al Laberinto de La Soledad more books like this by Octavio Paz add to wishlist With sales well over a million copies, only in its Spanish edition, El Laberinto de la Soledad is beyond doubt a mandatory reading for the discussion of the cultural and emotional features that characterize Mexicans and their desire to find their hidden identity in the course of their turbulent history. see all copies from $5.03! new only from $9.94! \| SVS
8	A Sor Juana Anthology more books like this by Juana, Octavio Paz, Juana Sor Juana (Translator) add to wishlist An anthology of the work of Sor Juana (Juana Inés de la Cruz), the 17th-century Mexican poet. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.20! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Mexico: Splendors of Thirty Centuries more books like this by Octavio Paz add to wishlist see all copies from $8.82! new only from $60.00! \| first editions
10	In light of India more books like this by Octavio Paz add to wishlist This collection of prose pieces by Nobel laureate Octavio Paz charts his involvement and fascination with Indian civilization, which dates back to the 1960s when Paz served for a number of years as Mexico's Ambassador to India. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.50! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Essays on Mexican Art more books like this by Octavio Paz, Helen Lane (Translator) add to wishlist In this collection of his extensive writings on art, Paz considers the work of artists as diverse as Rivera, Orozco, Tamayo, and Kahlo. see all copies from $2.96! new only from $49.00! \| first editions
12	Early Poems, 1935-1955 more books like this by Octavio Paz add to wishlist see all copies from $3.50! new only from $8.15! \| first editions
13	Mexico: Splendors of Thirty Centuries more books like this by Metropolitan Museum of Art, Octavio Paz (Introduction by) add to wishlist To accompany an exhibition, opening October 1990 in New York City, the Metropolitan Museum of Art has put together a volume that celebrates the significant achievements of Mexico's cultural heritage. More than 400 sculptures, paintings and objects illustrates this survey on the arts of Mexico. With the collaboration of the Mexican government, five ... see all copies from $14.95! new only from $95.00! \| first editions
14 view cover	Piedra de Sol more books like this by Octavio Paz add to wishlist Paz's 1957 volume SUNSTONE consists of 584 eleven-syllable lines based on the arrangement of the Aztec calendar (the sunstone itself) and also on the number of days in the revolution of the planet Venus. see all copies from $3.50! new only from $6.28! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The other voice : essays on modern poetry. more books like this by Octavio Paz add to wishlist In seven elegant essays that range across centuries and literatures, Paz offers his thoughts on how modern poetry came to be, what makes it "modern," and what it may become. Translated by Helen Lane see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.94! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	A Tree Within more books like this by Octavio Paz, Eliot Weinberger (Translator) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.15! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	An Erotic Beyond: Sade more books like this by Octavio Paz, Eliot Weinberger (Translator) add to wishlist A poem and two essays written over a period of five decades gather the author's thoughts on the work of the controversial Marquis de Sade. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $65.66! \| first editions
18 view cover	El Laberinto de La Soledad more books like this by Octavio Paz add to wishlist In Paz's nonfiction examination of Mexico's history and mythology, he laments the loss of Mexican identity and sees that as due to the enormous number of influences that have affected the country, particularly its Indian and Spanish past and the all-pervasive presence of the United States. see all copies from $7.00! new only from $22.05! \| first editions
19 view cover	Figures & Figurations more books like this by Octavio Paz, Marie Jose Paz, Eliot Weinberger (Translator) add to wishlist A beautiful gift edition of Figures & Figurations: the collaboration between the Nobel Prize laureate Octavio Paz and his wife of thirty years, the artist Marie Jose Paz. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.48! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	What the Night Tells the Day more books like this by Hector Bianciotti, Linda Coverdale (Translator), Octavio Paz (Introduction by) add to wishlist An autobiographical novel by Hector Bianciotti, chronicling his youth among the poor Italian immigrant peasants of rural Argentina and his gradual discovery of his homosexuality. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Itinerary: An Intellectual Journey more books like this by Octavio Paz, Jason Wilson (Translator), Charles Tomlinson (Preface by) add to wishlist The autobiographical essay "Itinerary," an exploration of Paz's engagement with the politics of Mexico, makes up the bulk of this volume. He traces his early hope for Communism through his break with the ideology during the Stalin years, drawing a vivid portrait of his intellectual development throughout. His essay "The Labyrinth of Solitude" and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.99! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	A Draft of Shadows, and Other Poems more books like this by Octavio Paz add to wishlist These poems reflect personal moments in Paz's life which he revisits in memory--very much in the manner of Wordsworth's PRELUDE. see all copies from $2.25! new only from $8.15! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23	Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, o, Las trampas de la fe more books like this by Octavio Paz add to wishlist see all copies from $28.15! new only from $28.15!
24 view cover	Configurations. more books like this by Octavio Paz add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.98! \| SVS
25 view cover	Marcel Duchamp: Appearance Stripped Bare more books like this by Octavio Paz add to wishlist With the insight and lucidity that characterize everything he writes, Paz assesses the thought and work of one of the most famous painters of the twentieth century. see all copies from $3.68! new only from $7.40! \| first editions \| SVS

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