Odes to Common Things: Bilingual Edition - Hardcover

Neruda, Pablo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0821220802 ISBN 13: 9780821220801

Publisher: Bulfinch, 1994

Synopsis

A bilingual collection of 25 newly translated odes by the century's greatest Spanish-language poet, each accompanied by a pair of exquisite pencil drawings. From bread and soap to a bed and a box of tea, the -odes to common things- collected here conjure up the essence of their subjects clearly and wondrously. 50 b&w illustrations.

About this title

About the Author:

The Chilean poet Pablo Neruda (1904-1973) is among the best-known, most widely read poets of the 20th century. Neruda won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971. More than 35 volumes of his work are presently available in English. Ferris Cook created Remembered Gardens for Bulfinch Press (Spring 1993). She is an illustrator, editor, and writer with two other garden volumes to her credit. Ken Krabbenhoft is Professor of Spanish and Portuguese Literature at NYUniversity (and Ferris Cook's husband).

Synopsis:

Pinpointing the virtues of such items as soap and a tomato, this selection fr the Nobel Prizes-winning poet contains twenty-five of his odes, each accompanied by an English translation and two pencil drawings.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bulfinch
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0821220802
• ISBN 13: 9780821220801
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 152
• Illustrator: Cook Ferris