100 Love Sonnets by Pablo Neruda

100 Love Sonnets by Pablo Neruda

Pablo Neruda is still one of the most widely read, influential and beloved 20th-century poets. He was a Nobel Laureate, famous for his politically engaged lyrics. He also wrote bold and sensual sonnets. Now, more than fifty years after his death, this compilation of his sonnets, unlike previous translations, captures the true spirit and verbal dexterity of the lesser-known genre.

The sonnets are followed with Reflections on Reading Neruda by Toronto's Poet Laureate emeritus A.F. Moritz / poet and translator Beatriz Hausner / Canada's Parliamentary Poet Laureate emeritus George Elliott Clarke, and ends with eight Questions for Discussion.

Translated and with an Afterword by Gustavo Escobedo

Introduction by Rosemary Sullivan

"This handsome, bilingual edition ... is a worthy tribute and a rollicking good read, staying true to the poet's expansive, idiosyncratic style." --Globe and Mail

“This handsome, bilingual edition. . is a worthy tribute and a rollicking good read, staying true to the poet’s expansive, idiosyncratic style.” —Globe and Mail

Pablo Neruda (1904-1973) is regarded by many as one of the greatest poets of the 20th century. Born in rural Chile he moved to the capital, Santiago, and published his first book in 1923. During the 20s and 30s he served as a diplomat and was ambassador to Spain at the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. This event profoundly changed his writing style to one of addressing social and political concerns. He returned to Chile in 1938 but spent many years in exile due to political conditions. Neruda won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1971. Dennis Maloney is a poet, translator, and landscape architect. His books of translation include The House In the Sand and Isla Negra by pablo Neruda, The Naked Women by Juan Ramon Jimenez, and There is No Road: Proverbs of Antonio Machado.

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ISBN 13	9781550963878
ISBN 10	1550963872
Title	100 Love Sonnets
Author	Pablo Neruda
Series	Exile Classics Series
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Exile Editions
Year published	2014-04-30
Number of pages	248
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