Love Poems from Spain and Spanish America

by Perry Higman (Editor)

Overview

The nearly seventy poems in this bilingual anthology are concerned with many kinds of love: erotic love, sublime love, filial love, maternal love and love between brother and sister. They also explore feelings of friendship, solidarity and the altruistic love of all mankind. Ranging in time from the 13th century to the present day, these poems come from diverse traditions and countries—Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain and Uruguay. Includes a concise biographical sketch of each of the poets.

Perry Higman is also the author of A Man's Dance.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780872861831
Publisher:	City Lights Books
Publication date:	01/01/1987
Pages:	250
Sales rank:	648,381
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.80(d)
Language:	Spanish

Editorial Reviews

poetry Known for its vigor and strength as an expression of political and social protest, the poetry of Spain and Spanish America also possesses a generous tradition of love poetry, as reflected in this sampler of love poems from the 13th century to the present. Erotic love, love of brother and sister, filial love, and love between friends are some of the themes explored in these poems. While work from previous centuries is represented, including beautiful anonymous ballads from the 16th century, 20th-century poems by such fine writers as Aleixandre, Borges, Hernandez, Lorca, Mistral, Neruda, Paz, Storni, and Vallejo dominate. A sensual and charming collection, recommended for lovers and foreign language collections. Thom Tammaro, Multidisciplinary Studies Dept., Moorhead State Univ., Minn.

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