New Love Poetry: In Some Springtime Place : Elegy/Nueva Poesia De Amor : En Algun Sitio De La Primavera : Elegia (University of Toronto Romance Series (Unnumbered).) - Hardcover

Guillen, Nicolas; Ellis, Keith

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 080200427X ISBN 13: 9780802004277

Publisher: University of Toronto Press, 1994

Synopsis

In 1966, GuillTn (1902-1989), the National Poet of Cuba, wrote a book of 15 poems dealing with a rupture in his affair with Sara Casal, to whom he dedicated the book. This bilingual edition presents the poems and Ellis's commentary and notes. As an epilogue, Ellis includes a previously unpublished sonnet by the Cuban poet Eliseo Diego, "A Sara Casal." The volume is illustrated with 13 b&w drawings by the Cuban painter Ernesto Garcfa Pena. Canadian call number: C94-930761-0. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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Synopsis

In 1966, GuillTn (1902-1989), the National Poet of Cuba, wrote a book of 15 poems dealing with a rupture in his affair with Sara Casal, to whom he dedicated the book. This bilingual edition presents the poems and Ellis's commentary and notes. As an epilogue, Ellis includes a previously unpublished sonnet by the Cuban poet Eliseo Diego, "A Sara Casa

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Expressing a profound sense of loss, Guillen's poems take the form of conversation with the absent loved one, and also a series of subtle dialogues with figures in world literature, including Dante, Malgerbe, Becquer, Neruda, and Rulfo.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 080200427X
• ISBN 13: 9780802004277
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 159