The Complete Poetry, A Billingual Edition
Vallejo, Cesar; Edited & Translated by Clayton Eshleman, with a Foreword by Mario Vargas Llosa , Introduction by Efrain Kristal, & a Chronology by Stephen M. Hart
Language: Spanish
Published by University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles, & London, 2007
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MAGNIFICENT: GROUND-BREAKING: UNPRECEDENTED: TRAGIC: UNIVERSAL: ASTONISHING: NEW First Edition hardcover (Orig. 2007) w/ full no. line showing First Printing: NEW handsomely-designed mylar-protected jacket w/ sharp NEW edges & corners & showing striking gray-scale portrit of Vallejo on front panel, EXCELLENT NEW silk-finish black linen-over- boards cover w/ titles simply silver-stamped on spine, IMMACULATE smooth-cut text-block exterior, NEW perfect binding w/ tight signatures & black cloth bands at spine-caps, IMPECCABLE charcoal-black card-stock end-papers, PRISTINE interior handsomely printed on EXCELLENT unblemished archival paper * 6.25" x 9.25" x 2.0", 1.14 kg, xviii+722 (740) pp * ABOUT THE BOOK: This first translation of the complete poetry of Peruvian César Vallejo (1892-1938) makes available to English speakers one of the greatest achievements of 20th-century world poetry. Handsomely presented in facing-page Spanish & English, this volume, translated by National Book Award winner Clayton Eshleman, includes the groundbreaking collections "The Black Heralds" (1918), "Trilce" (1922), "Human Poems" (1939), & "Spain, Take This Cup from Me" (1939). Vallejo's poetry takes the Spanish language to an unprecedented level of emotional rawness & stretches its grammatical possibilities. Striking against theology w/ the very rhetoric of the Christian faith, Vallejo's is a tragic vision (perhaps the only one in the canon of Spanish-language literature) in which salvation & sin are one & the same. This edition includes notes on the translation & a fascinating translation memoir that traces Eshleman's long relationship w/ Vallejo's poetry. An introduction & chronology provide further insights into Vallejo's life & work. * HIGHEST PRAISE: "Caesar Vallejo is the greatest Cathoic poet since Dante--& by Catholic I mean universal." -Thomas Merton, author of "The Seven Story Mountain". "An astonishing accomplishment. Eshleman's translation is writhing w/ energy." -Forest Gander, author of "Eye against Eye"."Only the dauntless perseverance & love w/ which the translator has dedicated so many years of his life to this task can explain why the English version conveys, in all ts boldness & vigor, the unmistakable voice of Cesar Vallejo." -Mario Vargas Llosa, from the Foreword * ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR: Poet & Essayist CLAYTON ESHLEMAN is a recipient of the National Book Award & the Landon Translation Prize. He is the co-translator of César Vallejo: "The Complete Posthumous Poetry" & "Aimé Césaire: The Collected Poetry", both from UC Press. Among MARIO VARGAS LLOSA's (Foreword) prestigious literary awards are the National Critics' Prize, the Peruvian National Prize, & the Miguel de Cervantes Prize. He is the author of more than 20 books. EFRAIN KRISTAL (Introduction) is Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of California, Los Angeles. STEPHEN M. HART (Chronology) is Professor of Spanish & Latin American Studies at University College, London. * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE carefully wraps, labels & custom-packages this fine book for FREE domestic shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL or USPS PRIORITY MAIL for a nominal additional fee & via efficient USPS FIRST CLASS MAIL to all international shipments at our posted rates.…
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- Title
- The Complete Poetry, A Billingual Edition
- Author
- Vallejo, Cesar; Edited & Translated by Clayton Eshleman, with a Foreword by Mario Vargas Llosa , Introduction by Efrain Kristal, & a Chronology by Stephen M. Hart
- Publisher
- University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles, & London
- Publication year
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- Dust jacket
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- Spanish
- ISBN 10
- 0520245520
- ISBN 13
- 9780520245525
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Item weight
- 1.14 kilograms
Vallejo's poetry takes the Spanish language to an unprecedented level of emotional rawness and stretches its grammatical possibilities. Striking against theology with the very rhetoric of the Christian faith, Vallejo's is a tragic vision—perhaps the only one in the canon of Spanish-language literature—in which salvation and sin are one and the same. This edition includes notes on the translation and a fascinating translation memoir that traces Eshleman's long relationship with Vallejo's poetry. An introduction and chronology provide further insights into Vallejo's life and work.
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About the Author
Poet and essayist Clayton Eshleman is a recipient of the National Book Award and the Landon Translation Prize. He is the cotranslator of César Vallejo: The Complete Posthumous Poetry and Aimé Césaire: The Collected Poetry, both from UC Press. Among Mario Vargas Llosa's prestigious literary awards are the National Critics' Prize, the Peruvian National Prize, and the Miguel de Cervantes Prize. He is the author of more than twenty books. Efrain Kristal is Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of California, Los Angeles. Stephen M. Hart is Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies at University College, London.
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