Selected Writings (Penguin Classics)

Selected Writings (Penguin Classics)

Born in Nicaragua, RubÃ©n DarÃo is known as the consummate leader of the Modernista movement, an esthetic trend that swept the Americas from Mexico to Argentina at the end of the nineteenth century. Seeking a language and a style that would distinguish the newly emergent nations from the old imperial power of Spain, DarÃoâ€™s writing offered a refreshingly new vision of the worldâ€”an artistic sensibility at once cosmopolitan and connected to the rhythms of nature. The first part of this collection presents DarÃoâ€™s most significant poems in a bilingual format and organized thematically in the way DarÃo himself envisioned them. The second part is devoted to DarÃoâ€™s prose, including short stories, fables, profiles, travel writing, reportage, opinion pieces, and letters. A sweeping biographical introduction by distinguished critic Ilan Stavans places DarÃo in historical and artistic context, not only in Latin America but in world literature.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700Â titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theÂ series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-dateÂ translations by award-winning translators.
Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Penguin Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780143039365
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2005-12-06
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780143039365

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin
Manufacturer	Penguin Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780143039365
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2005-12-06
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780143039365

Selected Writings (Penguin Classics)

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