Selected Poems
Selected Poems by Jorge Luis Borges is a comprehensive collection published by Penguin on April 1, 2000. This reprint edition features 496 pages and is presented in English, showcasing the work of one of the most significant Spanish-language writers. The collection includes around two hundred poems, many of which have never been translated before, reflecting Borges’s lifelong dedication to poetry alongside his renowned fiction.
Readers will find a diverse array of poems that span Borges’s career, from his first volume, Fervor de Buenos Aires, published in 1923, to his final work, Los conjurados, released shortly before his death in 1986. Edited by Alexander Coleman, this bilingual selection pairs the original Spanish texts with English translations by notable translators such as Robert Fitzgerald and John Updike. The collection not only highlights Borges’s poetic brilliance but also serves as a significant contribution to the fields of poetry and literary classics, particularly within Caribbean and Latin American literature.
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The largest collection of poetry ever assembled in English by “the most important Spanish-language writer since Cervantes” (Mario Vargas Llosa)
A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition with flaps and deckle-edged paper
Though universally acclaimed for his dazzling fictions, Jorge Luis Borges always considered himself first and foremost a poet. This new bilingual selection brings together some two hundred poems, including scores of poems never previously translated. Edited by Alexander Coleman, it draws from a lifetime’s work–from Borges’s first published volume of verse, Fervor de Buenos Aires (1923), to his final work, Los conjurados, published just a year before his death in 1986. Throughout this unique collection the brilliance of the Spanish originals is matched by luminous English versions by a remarkable cast of translators, including Robert Fitzgerald, Stephen Kessler, W. S. Merwin, Alastair Reid, Mark Strand, Charles Tomlinson, and John Updike.
For more than seventy-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 2,000 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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