Guillen: Cantico

by Jorge Guillén

Book Overview

Jorge Guillen belongs to a brilliant cluster of Spanish poets, a generation once defined by Salinas, one of its members, as "born under a lyrical star". Towards the end of his life Guillen's most famous work "Cantico" - the fruit of some 30 years of labour - was recognized as a masterpiece and stands alongside the poetical works of Lorca, Alberti and Cernuda. Most usefully translated as a hymn or song of praise, "Cantico" is an antidote to today's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853995460
• ISBN13: 9781853995460
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"