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Selected Poems: with parallel Spanish text
Federico Garcia Lorca
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Paperback. Lorca's poetry is steeped in the land and folklore of his native Andalusia, and he evokes a world of intense feelings. This selection balances his early poems with better-known later work to give a clear vision of his poetic development, in excellent translations and with an astute Introduction. Translator(s): Sorrell, Martin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; 3JJ; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
'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 García 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 his short lifetime and after. Lorca's poetry is steeped in the land, climate, and folklore of his native Andalusia, though he writes memorably of New York and Cuba too. Often in modernist idiom, and full of startling imagery, he evokes a world of intense ... Read more
'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 García 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 his short lifetime and after. Lorca's poetry is steeped in the land, climate, and folklore of his native Andalusia, though he writes memorably of New York and Cuba too. Often in modernist idiom, and full of startling imagery, he evokes a world of intense ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Weight
172g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199556014
SKU
V9780199556014
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