Captain′s Verses - Softcover

Neruda, P

Softcover

ISBN 10: 081120457X ISBN 13: 9780811204576

Publisher: New Directions Publishing, 1972

Synopsis

Pablo Neruda wrote the poems in "Los versos del capitan" as a celebration of his love for his third wife, Matilde Urrutia - a love affair that is itself celebrated in the acclaimed film "Il Postino". Originally published anonymously in 1952 to spare his second wife's feelings, this bilingual edition is the book's first publication in Britain. Brian Cole's translations display all the qualities of vivid imagery, sensuousness, simplicity and passion for which Neruda's poetry is famous.

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Review:

`These are love letters as much as poems' -- Roger Garfitt, Poetry Review

From the Author:

A classic poetry book in a masterful bilingual edition
Long before he received the 1971 Nobel Prize, Pablo Neruda has attained worldwide recognition as one of the most important figures in contemporary poetry. A fiery poet of leftist politics, he was also a fiery poet of love. This translation of "The Captain's Verses" is a major achievement in the genre of love poetry. Neruda originally published the book anonymously, some years before he married Matilde Urrutia, to whom he had address these poems of passionate devotion as well as love's quarrel's. The first "acknowledged" edition appeared in 1963. In this collection, the Chilean poet's brilliant images are expressed with remarkable directness and simplicity. Donald D. Walsh's translations are presented with the original Spanish verse en face.

About this edition

• Publisher: New Directions Publishing
• Publication date: 1972
• ISBN 10: 081120457X
• ISBN 13: 9780811204576
• Binding: Paperback