Selected Poems
Selected Poems by Federico García Lorca, published by Penguin in 2001, is a bilingual collection that showcases the emotional intensity and dark brilliance of one of Spain’s most celebrated modern poets. This edition spans 343 pages and includes translations by distinguished poets, offering readers a comprehensive view of Lorca’s work, which draws inspiration from music, drama, mythology, and the songs of his Andalusian childhood.
Readers will encounter a diverse range of Lorca’s poetry, from the playful Suites and stylized Gypsy Ballads to the profound reflections found in Poet in New York and the elegiac Lament for Ignacio Sánchez Mejías. This collection highlights the remarkable breadth of Lorca’s themes, including urban life and mortality, making it a significant contribution to the fields of literary criticism and poetry.
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Spain’s greatest and most well-loved modern poet, Lorca has long been admired for the emotional intensity and dark brilliance of his work, which drew on music, drama, mythology and the songs of his Andulucian childhood. From the playful Suites and stylized Gypsy Ballads, to his own dark vision of urban life, Poet in New York, and his elegaic meditation on death, Lament for Ignacio Sánchez Mejías; his range was remarkable. This bilingual edition provides versions by distinguished poets and translators, drawing on every book of poems published by Lorca and on his uncollected works.
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