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The renowned Mexican poet and critic Octavio Paz assembled this important anthologythe first of its kind in English translationwith 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 Ruz de Alarcn (1581?-1639), who became one of Spains great playwrights; and Sor Juana Ins de la Cruz (1651-1695), the beautiful nun whose passionate lyric poetry, written within her convents 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.
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 Ruz de Alarcn (1581?-1639), who became one of Spains great playwrights; and Sor Juana Ins de la Cruz (1651-1695), the beautiful nun whose passionate lyric poetry, written within her convents 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.
