Publisher's Synopsis
Una antologìa definitiva para adentrarse en el universo literario del mayor poeta mexicano contemporáneo: el premio Nobel de Literatura Octavio Paz.
Nueva edición conmemorativa de RAE y ASALE.
La vida de Octavio Paz corre en paralelo a la historia polìtica y cultural del siglo XX. Su actividad literaria, diplomática y artìstica; su conocimiento de otras realidades externas a su paìs, y la relación con sus contemporáneos lo convierten en una figura esencial de la cultura en español. Esta antologìa propone un original itinerario cronológico por los escritos de Paz que entrelaza la prosa con la poesìa, las cartas con los ensayos y otros escritos, hasta conformar una biografìa vital y literaria del poeta a través de su obra.
El libro se completa con estudios de especialistas y de escritores, coetáneos del poeta y pertenecientes a generaciones posteriores, que ofrecen una visión amplia y rica de la creación del premio Nobel mexicano.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
The definitive anthology for immersing oneself in the literary universe of Mexico's greatest modern poet: winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature winner Octavio Paz.
New commemorative edition by RAE and ASALE.
Octavio Paz's life ran parallel to the political and cultural history of the twentieth century. His literary, diplomatic and artistic activity, his understanding of realities outside Mexico, and his relationships with his contemporaries make him an essential figure in Spanish-language culture. This anthology plots an original, chronological journey through his canon, blending poetry and prose, letters, essays and other writings that add up to create a dynamic and literary biography of the poet through his work.
Included are commentaries by experts on Paz's work as well as pieces by his peers and later writers, offering a rich overview of the legacy of Mexico's Nobel Prize-winning poet.
