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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsOther titles in the Latin American Literature and Culture series:Canto General (50th Anniversary Edition)by Pablo Neruda
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:"Neruda was a kind of King Midas. Everything he touched turned to poetry," says Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who also considers the Chilean Nobel laureate "the greatest poet of the twentieth century, in any language" [from The Fragrance of Guava, 1983]. The Canto General, thought by many of Neruda's most prominent critics to be the poet's masterpiece, is the stunning epic of an entire continent and its people. Although some parts of the poem, including "The Heights of Macchu Picchu," have been translated, this is the first time Canto has appeared in its entirety in English. The 300 or so poems of the 15-part canto, written between 1938 and 1950, constitute a visionary interpretation of Latin America. Encompassing its geography, flora, and fauna, violent history of conquest and repression, heroes and villains, and conflicts at the time of the poems' composition, the destiny of its peoples, and the life of the poet himself. Without question this is one of the most important and powerful long poems written in the modern period.
Synopsis:The first complete English translation of one of the Chilean poet and Nobel Laureate's greatest works, an epic of an entire continent and its people, which includes the famous passage, "The Heights of Macchu Picchu." Synopsis:Fiftieth Anniversary Edition Neruda was a kind of King Midas. Everything he touched turned to poetry, says Gabriel García Márquez, who also considers the Chilean Nobel laureate "the greatest poet of the twentieth century, in any language." [The Fragrance of Guava, 1983]. The Canto General, thought by many of Neruda's most prominent critics to be the poet's masterpiece, is the stunning epic of an entire continent and its people. The Canto speaks of the destiny of Latin American peoples and the life of the poet himself. Without question, this is one of the most important and powerful long poems written in the modern period. Synopsis:Neruda's masterpiece epic poem about the history of a continent and its people. About the AuthorPablo Neruda (1904-1973) was born and died in Chile, but as a member of the diplomatic corps and later as a sort of roving cultural ambassador, he lived in and visited many parts of the world. His first book of poetry was published before he was twenty, and Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair, published the following year, made him famous throughout the Spanish-speaking world. Besides the Canto and the Elemental Odes series, the major works of his vast poetic production include Residence on Earth and Estravagario. Jack Schmitt is Professor of Spanish and Portuguese at California State University, Long Beach, and translator of Raul Zurita's Anteparadise (California, 1986). Reviewing Zurita's Anteparadise, critic W. S. Merwin called Schmitt a sensitive, precise, dedicated translator (Los Angeles Times Book Review).Roberto González Echevarría is Sterling Professor of Hispanic and Comparative Literatures at Yale University and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is the author of Myth and Archive: A Theory of Latin American Narrative, among many other works.Margaret Sayers Peden is Professor Emerita of Spanish at the University of Missouri, Columbia. The author of Emilio Carballidoand editor of The Latin American Short Story, A Critical History, she has translated more than twenty works of fiction, drama, and poetry. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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