Borges: Selected Poems
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (626 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0140587217 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 496 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Merwin, Alastair Reid, Mark Strand, Charles Tomlinson, and John Updike.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. Throughout this unique collection the brilliance of the Spanish originals is matched by luminous English versions by a remarkable cast of translators, including Robert Fitzgerald, Stephen Kessler, W. Though universally acclaimed for his dazzling fictions, Jorge Luis Borges always considered himself first and foremost a poet. This new bilingual selection brings together some two hundred poems--the largest collection of Borges' poetry ever assembled in English, including scores of poems never previously translated. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.. S. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Edited by Alexander
Whether he was writing fiction, essays, or poetry, there were certain themes and subjects that Borges returned to time and again. --Alix Wilber. He was, variously, a poet, an essayist, a short-story writer, a librarian, and, for a short time, a poultry inspector. Who is to tell him the cat observing him is only the mirror's way of dreaming? This companion volume to Andrew Hurley's new translation of Collected Fictions boasts a stellar cast of translators, including W.S. Born in Argentina in 1899, he lived for several years in Europe before eventually returning home to Buenos Aires in the early 1920s. His home town became a favorite topic--in his first collection, Fervor de Buenos Aires, he wrote: "My soul is in the streets / of Buenos Aires," a sentiment that remained constant
Khosro Raúl Soleimani said Best bilingual Borges poetry book ever!. This is an excellent bilingual book for the fervent admirers of "el maestro Borges" as well as those just beginning to read him. An avid reader of the best poets of the Spanish and English canons of literature--and a very erudite literary critic--, Borges was an amazing poet. His poems are haunting and have traces of. Erica Anderson said You need this!. Borges has a fantastic writing style that is mysterious, witty, and earnest. His poems are thought-provoking and enjoyable to read, and I definitely recommend them to anyone who likes poetry :). dreamtigers on catnip vic spicer i got this wonderful book as a very unexpected christmas gift. i don't speak spanish, so can't address the claims that the translations are inadequate.what is here in english, taken on those terms alone, is till great. recurring themes of tigers, mirrors, his beloved hometown, the history of literature, the bible, me