On Poets and Others
On Poets and Others by Octavio Paz, published by Arcade on August 5, 2014, is a collection of critical essays that showcases the Nobel Prize-winning poet’s insights into a diverse array of writers. Spanning over three decades, this edition features sixteen essays where Paz engages with both American and international literary figures, including Robert Frost, Walt Whitman, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Jean-Paul Sartre, among others. The book is presented in English and consists of 240 pages.
Readers will find that Paz’s essays explore the intricate relationship between language and literature, reflecting his belief in a writer’s duality of reverence and irreverence towards their craft. Each piece serves as a unique exploration of the minds of various poets and writers, offering a blend of literary criticism and personal reflection. The collection touches on themes relevant to literary collections, essays, and modern literature, making it a significant contribution to the discourse on 20th-century literary thought.
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The Nobel Prize–winning poet and man of letters Octavio Paz was also a brilliant reader of other writers, and this book selects his best critical essays from over three decades. In the sixteen pieces collected here, Paz discusses a wide range of poets and writers, both American and international, from Robert Frost and Walt Whitman to William Carlos Williams; from Fyodor Dostoevsky to Luis Buñuel to Alexander Solzhenitsyn; and from Charles Baudelaire to Jean-Paul Sartre, André Breton, and Henri Michaux.
Paz writes, “I believe that a writer’s attitude to language should be that of a lover: fidelity and, at the same time, a lack of respect for the beloved object. Veneration and transgression.” When this original thinker meets these writers, each essay is an adventure of the mind.
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