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Selected Poems of Jacint Verdaguer: A Bilingual Edition
Jacint Verdaguer
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Description for Selected Poems of Jacint Verdaguer: A Bilingual Edition
Hardcover. Regarded as one of Europe's most important poets of the late nineteenth century, Jacint Verdaguer (1845-1902) provided the modern poetic foundations for the reemergence of Catalan literature after three centuries of the language's suppression by Spain's absolutist monarchs. This book presents the translation of Verdaguer's works into English. Editor(s): Puppo, Ronald. Translator(s): Puppo, Ronald. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 602.
Regarded as one of Europe's most important poets of the late nineteenth century, Jacint Verdaguer (1845-1902) provided the modern poetic foundations for the reemergence of Catalan literature after three centuries of the language's suppression by Spain's absolutist monarchs. Verdaguer's popular epic, civil, and religious verse poeticized the unique status of Catalonian tradition, progress, and history in the Romantic framework of European nation-building. "Selected Poems" is the first book-length translation of Verdaguer's works into English. Ronald Puppo offers readable and faithful verse adaptations of poetry from all periods of the poet-priest's life, from his days as a seminary student and farmhand ... Read more
Regarded as one of Europe's most important poets of the late nineteenth century, Jacint Verdaguer (1845-1902) provided the modern poetic foundations for the reemergence of Catalan literature after three centuries of the language's suppression by Spain's absolutist monarchs. Verdaguer's popular epic, civil, and religious verse poeticized the unique status of Catalonian tradition, progress, and history in the Romantic framework of European nation-building. "Selected Poems" is the first book-length translation of Verdaguer's works into English. Ronald Puppo offers readable and faithful verse adaptations of poetry from all periods of the poet-priest's life, from his days as a seminary student and farmhand ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226853000
SKU
V9780226853000
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About Jacint Verdaguer
Ronald Puppo is associate professor of English studies at the University of Vic in Spain.
Reviews for Selected Poems of Jacint Verdaguer: A Bilingual Edition
"It is high time that someone produced a selection of the major Catalan poet, Jacint Verdaguer, for English readers. Ronald Puppo's excellent translations now allow us to enjoy Verdaguer's use of a range of poetic forms to deal with mythological and historical themes, Catalan history and landscapes, human relations tender and tragic, and his own spiritual development." - Peter Bush, ... Read more