E-Book, Englisch, Band 10, 184 Seiten
Reihe: The Lockert Library of Poetry in TranslationPrinceton Legacy Library
Gonzalez Harsh World and Other Poems
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4008-6916-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
E-Book, Englisch, Band 10, 184 Seiten
Reihe: The Lockert Library of Poetry in TranslationPrinceton Legacy Library
ISBN: 978-1-4008-6916-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
Although seven volumes of his poetry are available in Spanish, the work of Ángel González has not been widely translated into English. This bilingual edition, introduced by the poet, presents selections from Palabra sobre palabra (Word upon Word), his definitive collection. Included are poems from Grado elemental (Elementary Grade), which won the Antonio Machado Prize for Poetry.
Born in Oviedo, Spain in 1925, Ángel González published his first book in 1956 to immediate acclaim. His poetry is characterized by striking imagery and deeply personal statement that is often sad and sardonic.
Of his work González writes, "'Experience,' 'reality', and 'preciseness of expression' are probably.the boundaries that limit the space, on a horizontal plane, in which my poetic intentions move. Upon this plane, trying to add another dimension, I attempt to erect my creative and imaginative possibilities.In some of these poems, written and published in Spain, the result of a determined desire to bear witness will have to be sought not in what the words say but in what they imply, in the spaces of shadow, of silence of anger, or of helplessness that they discover or uncover."
Originally published in 1977.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Frontmatter, pg. i
PREFACE, pg. v
CONTENTS, pg. vii
INTRODUCTION, pg. 1
Áspero Mundo / Harsh World, pg. 6
Cumpleaños / Birthday, pg. 8
Eso no es nada / That's Not Anything, pg. 10
Me falta una palabra. / I'm lacking one word., pg. 12
Muerte en la tarde / Death in the Evening, pg. 14
A qué mirar. / Why look?., pg. 16
Todos ustedes parecen felices. / You All Seem Happy, pg. 18
Adiós. / Farewell, pg. 20
Por aquí pasa un rio. / Through here a river passes, pg. 22
El otoño cruzaba. / Autumn sent., pg. 24
Lluvia sobre la nieve en primavera / Rain upon the Snow in the Spring, pg. 26
Perros contra la Iuna. / Dogs against the moon., pg. 28
Apoyas la mano. / You rest your hand., pg. 30
Pájaros / Birds, pg. 32
Son las gaviotas, amor. / They are the seagulls, my love., pg. 34
Milagro de la luz. / Miracle of light., pg. 36
Bosque / Woods, pg. 38
Otro tiempo vendrá. / Another time will come., pg. 40
El derrotado / The Defeated One, pg. 42
Yo mismo / I Myself, pg. 44
Mundo asombroso. / An astonishing world., pg. 46
Si serenases. / If you composed., pg. 50
Esperanza. / Hope., pg. 54
El recuerdo / Memory, pg. 56
Crisis / Crisis, pg. 58
Sé Io que es esperar./ I know what it's like to wait., pg. 60
Ayer / Yesterday, pg. 62
Domingo / Sunday, pg. 66
El inviemo / Winter, pg. 70
Cumpleaños de amor/ Love's Birthday, pg. 72
Diciembre / December, pg. 74
Mendigo / Beggar, pg. 78
Carta sin despedida / Letter without Farewell, pg. 82
Símbolo / Symbol, pg. 87
Narración breve / Brief Narrative, pg. 90
Entreacto / Intermission, pg. 92
Pájaro enorme. / Enormous bird., pg. 98
Piedra rota / Broken Stone, pg. 102
Esperad que llegue / Wait for It to Come, pg. 106
Estío en Bidonville / Summerin the Slums, pg. 108
Prueba / Proof, pg. 112
Me basta así / That Is Enough for Me, pg. 116
Las palabras inútiles / Useless Words, pg. 120
Inventorio de lugares propicios al amor / Inventory of Places Propitious for Love, pg. 124
Plaza con torreones y palacios / Square with Towers and Palaces, pg. 128
Preámbulo a un silencio / Preamble to Silence, pg. 132
Vals de atardecer / Evening Waltz, pg. 134
Tango de madrugada / Tango of the Dawn, pg. 136
Canción para cantar una cancion / Song to Sing a Song, pg. 138
Qué Ie vamos a hacer / It's Hopeless, pg. 140
Letra para cantar un día domingo / Words to Be Sung on a Sunday, pg. 142
Ciudad cero / Zero City, pg. 146
Primera evocación / First Evocation, pg. 150
Siempre Io que quieras / Whatever You Want, pg. 154
Así nunca volvió a ser / It Was Never the Same Again, pg. 156
Empleo de la nostalgia / The Uses of Nostalgia, pg. 158
Quinteto enterramiento para cuerda en cementerio y piano rural / Funeral Quintet for Graveyard Strings and Country Piano, pg. 162
Realismo magico / Magic Realism, pg. 164
Ciencia aflicción / Science as Affliction, pg. 168
