One of the finest of epic poems, and the only one to have survived from medieval Spain, The Poem of the Cid recounts the adventures of the warlord and nobleman Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar Mio Cid'. A forceful combination of heroic fiction and historical fact, the tale seethes with the restless, adventurous spirit of Castille, telling of the Cid's unjust ...
A collection of poems by two great twentieth-century poets, both in the original Spanish and in powerful English translations by Robert Bly. "The two finest Spanish poets of this centurytwo of the greatest in any countrytheir verses fashioned into English by a third brilliant poet; could one who loves poetry ask for more?"Long Beach INDEPENDENT.
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, ...
The Spanish Renaissance comes to life in its greatest poems, rendered here with passionate fervour and a stylistic brilliance. Edith Grossman's new translations of forty great poems are presented with facing-page Spanish, an introduction and biographies of the poets. Included are: Jorge Manrique (not translated since Longfellow); Garcilaso de la ...
This volume represents Neruda's abandonment of traditional structure, rhyme, and syntax. The work contains 15 sections, many of them devoted to the South American natural world.
A marvelous event turns into a nightmare, when the bride runs away with her ex-love. The groom enraged seeks revenge. Does he forgive and forget or does he soothe his anger.
50-minute cassette contains authentic spoken versions of 37 great Spanish poems, from 12th-century Cantar de Mio Cid to 20th-century poetry of Garcia Lorca, and Alberti. Also, 160-page book with Spanish texts, English translations.
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'Lorca brought an understanding of the paradox that was Spain - sensuality chafing under a rigid moral code, individual desire at war with tradition.' Manuel Duran Federico Garcia Lorca is perhaps the most celebrated of all twentieth-century Spanish writers, known not only for his plays but also for several collections of poems published both in ...
These poems by the 1971 Chilean Nobel laureate, written for his then future wife Matilde Urrutia, were originally published anonymously, long before Neruda was a household name synonymous with poetry of sensual insight and erotic observation.
When W.S. Merwin was a young poet, Ezra Pound advised him to "read the seeds of poetry, not the twigs." As the ballads of Spain are among those essential seeds, Merwin set out to select and translate a collection of them into English. Few, if any, popular poetic traditions compare to that of the ballads in the culture of Spain. These terse, ...
The Cambridge Introduction to Spanish Poetry comprises an extended survey of poetry written in Spanish from the Middle Ages to the present day, including both Iberian and Latin American writing. This volume offers a non-chronological approach to the subject in order to highlight the continuity and persistence of genres and forms (epic, ballad, ...
From 12th-century Cantar de Mio Cid to 20th-century poetry of Garcia Lorca, Salinas and Alberti. Spanish texts with literal English translations; biographical, critical commentary. Introduction. 24 black-and-white illus.
The nearly seventy poems in this bilingual anthology are concerned with many kinds of love: erotic love and sublime love; filial love, maternal love, and love between brother and sister. They also explore feelings of friendship, solidarity, and the altruistic love of all mankind. Ranging in time from the 13th century to the present day, these ...
En palabras del propio Octavio Paz "este libro se fue haciendo poco a poco a traves de los anos, sin un plan fijo." Esta edicion se fue gestando durante mas de 50 anos y el titulo, Libertad bajo palabra, nombra varios textos publicados a lo largo de la vida del poeta. Un libro que es tambien una vida, tal como su autor la ha reescrito ...
Este volumen abarca una gran epoca de la poesia espanola renacentista y barroca y en el se ofrece una amplia muestra de la obra de sus principales representantes desde Garcilaso de la Vega y Herrera, pasando por Fray Luis de Leon y San Juan de la Cruz hasta los mas importantes barrocos como Lope de Vega, Gongora, Quevedo y muchos otros. Puede ...
The story of the Marranos (the Jewish converts to Christianity in Spain and Portugal) has long been a source of fascination for Jews interested in their heritage and for all those concerned with the struggle for freedom of conscience against authoritarianism. In this volume are presented the selected works of three Marrano poets, together with ...
David Huerta is one of the leading contemporary poets in Mexico, and "Before Saying Any of the Great Words "is the first comprehensive bilingual anthology of his work. This volume highlights poems from nineteen books and includes the first-ever English translation of Huerta's monumental book-length poem "Incurable," which one critic called "a ...
This volume introduces readers to the array of poetry Spain has produced since the 11th century. Editor Eleanor L. Turnbull has selected the best translations of each work or, if none were available, translated them herself. She also provides a concise introduction to each poet or genre that traces the evolution of Spanish literature. First ...
Legacies is the author's own selection from his work, and represents the many facets of Padilla's art: his lyrical love poems, his almost Audenesque meditations on other poets, his deceptively simple verses about history.
Picasso was first attracted to the work of sixteenth-century Spanish poet Luis de Gongora y Argote during the 1920s, when the poet, called "the father of modern poetry" by Federico Garcia Lorca, was resurrected by the Surrealists. Gongora is comprised of twenty sonnets by the poet, which Pablo Picasso wrote out in hand and further embellished with ...
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