Odes to Common Things.

Neruda, Pablo:

ISBN 10: 0821220802 / ISBN 13: 9780821220801

Published by Bulfinch, 1994

About this Item

147 p. Excellent copy with private dedication on endpapers. - Contents Ode to things Ode to the table Ode to the chair Ode to the bed Ode to the guitar Ode to a violin in California Ode to the dog Ode to the cat Ode to some yellow flowers Ode to a cluster of violets Ode to the gillyflower Ode to a bar of soap Ode to a pair of socks Ode to the dictionary Ode to a pair of scissors Ode to a box of tea Ode to the spoon Ode to the plate Ode to the orange Ode to the apple Ode to bread Ode to the artichoke Ode to the onion Ode to the tomato Ode to French fries. ISBN 9780821220801 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 437.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Odes to Common Things.
• Publisher: Bulfinch
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0821220802
• ISBN 13: 9780821220801
• Binding: Hardcover.
• Condition: Gut
• Weight: 437 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literatur

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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 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).