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The bow and the lyre (El arco y la lira) : the poem, the poetic revelation, poetry and history / Octavio Paz

By:

Paz, Octavio, 1914-1998

Contributor(s):

Simms, Ruth L. C

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Texas Pan American seriesPublication details: Austin, TX : University of Texas Press 1973, c1956Description: 281 p. : 23 cmISBN:

0292797096

Subject(s):

Poetry

DDC classification:

LAS 808.1 PAZ

Summary: In The Bow and the Lyre Octavio Paz, one of the most important poets writing in Spanish, presents his sustained reflections on the poetic phenomenon and on the place of poetry in history and in our personal lives. It is written in the same prose style that distinguishes The Labyrinth of Solitude . The Bow and the Lyre will serve as an important complement to Paz's poetry. Paz's discussions of the different aspects of the poetic phenomenon are not limited to Spanish and Spanish American literature. He is almost as apt to choose an example from Homer, Vergil, Blake, Whitman, Rimbaud as he is from Lope de Vega, Jiménez, Darío, Neruda. In writing these essays, he draws on his vast storehouse of knowledge, revealing a world outlook of ample proportions. In reading these essays, we share the observations of a searching, original, highly cultivated mind.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Latin American Studies	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	LAS 860 PAZ (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Non fiction		033136

In The Bow and the Lyre Octavio Paz, one of the most important poets writing in Spanish, presents his sustained reflections on the poetic phenomenon and on the place of poetry in history and in our personal lives. It is written in the same prose style that distinguishes The Labyrinth of Solitude . The Bow and the Lyre will serve as an important complement to Paz's poetry. Paz's discussions of the different aspects of the poetic phenomenon are not limited to Spanish and Spanish American literature. He is almost as apt to choose an example from Homer, Vergil, Blake, Whitman, Rimbaud as he is from Lope de Vega, Jiménez, Darío, Neruda. In writing these essays, he draws on his vast storehouse of knowledge, revealing a world outlook of ample proportions. In reading these essays, we share the observations of a searching, original, highly cultivated mind.

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