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 Ruíz de Alarcón (1581?-1639), who became one of Spain's great playwrights; and Sor Juana Inés 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.
Author: Octavio Paz
Publisher: Grove Press
Published: 03/29/1994
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 8.23h x 5.51w x 0.64d
ISBN13: 9780802151865
ISBN10: 0802151868
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | Anthologies (multiple authors)
- Poetry | Caribbean & Latin American
- Poetry | Subjects & Themes | General