Versos Sencillos: Simple Verses (Recovering the Us Hispanic Literary Heritage) (Pinata Books for Young Adults) (English and Spanish Edition)

Jose Marti; Manuel A. Tellechea

ISBN 10: 1558852042 / ISBN 13: 9781558852044

Published by Arte Publico Press, 1997

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Synopsis:

Poetry. SIMPLE VERSES is the first complete English translation of the classic collection VERSOS SENCILLOS, written by the Cuban poet Jose Marti (1853-1895) in the United States during his years of exile and revolutionary struggle. This great political and literary figure of the nineteenth century has been one of the most influential men in all the Americas. A spiritual autobiography, SIMPLE VERSES captures in each poem an experience, a feeling or a moment that formed the poet and the man. The poet, the soldier, the troubadour, the legislator, the searcher for truth, the enraptured and the disenchanted lover, the defender of poetry and its transformer, the genius and the man - all alternate in a modulated and musical flow like life itself, which it embodies. The translations of Manuel Tellechea, a Cuban American living in Union City, New Jersey, have been published by the University of Pittsburgh, Freedom House, Transaction Publishers, and others.

Review: "Tellechea's excellent translation and introduction bring Marti to life...Recommended for public and academic libraries."

Bibliographic Details

Title: Versos Sencillos: Simple Verses (Recovering ...
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: acceptable