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The Poetic and Real Worlds of César Vallejo (18921938): A Struggle Between Art and Politics
Robert K. Britton
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 2ADS; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
The world-renowned Peruvian poet César Vallejo (1892-1938) was also a journalist, essayist, novelist and would-be dramatist. The study of his life and work has encountered problems since the 1950s, stemming from the fact that half of his writing was published posthumously under editorship of doubtful accuracy. The matter is further complicated in that his non-poetic work has been neglected in favour of his verse. A Struggle between Art and Politics reviews the evidence -- literary and historical -- now reliably to hand, and assesses the often conflicting body of opinion his work has generated. Three essential questions are pertinent: Where ... Read more
The world-renowned Peruvian poet César Vallejo (1892-1938) was also a journalist, essayist, novelist and would-be dramatist. The study of his life and work has encountered problems since the 1950s, stemming from the fact that half of his writing was published posthumously under editorship of doubtful accuracy. The matter is further complicated in that his non-poetic work has been neglected in favour of his verse. A Struggle between Art and Politics reviews the evidence -- literary and historical -- now reliably to hand, and assesses the often conflicting body of opinion his work has generated. Three essential questions are pertinent: Where ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845197421
SKU
V9781845197421
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About Robert K. Britton
R. K. Britton is an honorary research fellow in the Department of Hispanic Studies, Sheffield University, where he is also a part-time tutor in Spanish in The Institute of Lifelong Learning. His research interests are modern Latin American literature, the literature and culture of Golden Age Spain and literary translation.
Reviews for The Poetic and Real Worlds of César Vallejo (18921938): A Struggle Between Art and Politics
"Bob Brittons book brings Cesar Vallejo fascinatingly to life-illuminating both the key moments and the more intimate details. Britton interweaves the life and the creative drive of this extraordinary poet with such fresh insights that you return to Vallejos work with a renewed thirst."
Adam Feinstein, Biographer & Translator of Pablo Neruda "Complete with its own excellent translations of ... Read more
Adam Feinstein, Biographer & Translator of Pablo Neruda "Complete with its own excellent translations of ... Read more