Bow and the Lyre

The Poem, the Poetic Revelation, Poetry and History

AvOctavio Paz

Häftad, Engelska, 1973

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In The Bow and the Lyre Octavio Paz, one of the most important poets writing in Spanish, presents his sustained reflections on the poetic phenomenon and on the place of poetry in history and in our personal lives. It is written in the same prose style that distinguishes The Labyrinth of Solitude. The Bow and the Lyre will serve as an important complement to Paz's poetry. Paz's discussions of the different aspects of the poetic phenomenon are not limited to Spanish and Spanish American literature. He is almost as apt to choose an example from Homer, Vergil, Blake, Whitman, Rimbaud as he is from Lope de Vega, JimÉnez, DarÍo, Neruda. In writing these essays, he draws on his vast storehouse of knowledge, revealing a world outlook of ample proportions. In reading these essays, we share the observations of a searching, original, highly cultivated mind.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1973-01-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt:340 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Texas Pan American Series
Antal sidor:294
Förlag:University of Texas Press
ISBN:9780292707641
Översättare:Simms, Ruth L.C., Simms, Ruth L. C.

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Octavio Paz (1914–1998) was a Mexican poet who won the 1990 Nobel Prize in literature. Ruth L. C. Simms (1921–2018) worked as a Spanish language translator for the United States government and as a literary translator.

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...it is a book so timeless and so profound that it will always be new.... it is unquestionably one of the strongest and most eloquent diaries of the poetic process in our century. (New York Times Book Review)

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword to the First Edition Foreword to the Second Edition Introduction 1. Poetry and Poem The Poem 2. Language 3. Rhythm 4. Verse and Prose 5. The Image The Poetic Revelation 6. The Other Shore 7. The Poetic Revelation 8. Inspiration Poetry and History 9. The Consecration of the Instant 10. The Heroic World 11. Ambiguity of the Novel 12. The Discarnate Word Epilogue 13. Signs in Rotation Appendices I. Poetry, Society, State II. Poetry and Respiration III. Whitman, Poet of America Index