The Prison Poems

by Miguel Hernández and Cleo Qian

Book Overview

THE PRISON POEMS is the first complete translation into English of Miguel Hern ndez's Cancionero y romancero de ausencias, a classic of 20th century Spanish poetry, comparable in many respects to the work of Lorca and Pablo Neruda. The poems in this book were mostly written while he was in prison after the defeat of Republican Spain. Although he was totally involved in the Republican cause, its defeat did not lead to bitterness on his part. The poems...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1602350906
• ISBN13: 9781602350908
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Parlor Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.0"