| Description |
xvii, 602 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 599-602) and index. |
| Language |
In English and Spanish. |
| Contents |
Introduction. Cuban tightrope: public and private lives of the poets -- Nicolas Guillen -- Eugenio Florit -- Jose Lezama Lima -- Virgilio Piņera -- Samuel Feijoo -- Gaston Baquero -- Eliseo Diego -- Cintio Vitier -- Fina Garcia Marruz -- Lorrenzo Garcia Vega -- Carlos Galindo Lena -- Francisco de Oraa -- Roberto Branly -- Pablo Armando Fernandez -- Roberto Fernandez Retamar -- Fayad Jamis -- Heberto Padilla -- Jose Alvarez Baragaņo -- Cesar Lopez -- Anton Arrufat -- Jose Kozer -- Miguel Barnet -- Belkis Cuza Male -- Nancy Morejon -- Luis Rogelio Nogueras -- Lina de Feria -- Delfin Prats -- Excilia Saldaņa -- Raul Hernandez Novas -- Amando Fernandez -- Soleida Rios -- Lourdes Gil -- Reina Maria Rodriguez -- Abilio Estevez -- Iraida Iturralde -- Ruth Behar -- Angel Escobar -- Ramon Fernandez Larrea -- Roberto Mendez -- Rolando Sanchez Mejias -- Rogelio Saunders -- Ismael Gonzalez Castaņer -- Juan Carlos Flores -- Pedro Llanes -- Sigfredo Ariel -- Frank Abel Dopico -- Alberto Rodriguez Tosca -- Omar Perez Lopez -- Antionio Jose Ponte -- Heriberto Hernandez -- Pedro Marques de Armas -- Damaris Calderon -- Alessandra Molina -- Carlos A. Aguilera -- Javier Marimon. |
| Summary |
This volume is the first comprehensive overview of poetry written by Cubans in the more than six decades since 1944. Presented in a Spanish-English en face edition, The Whole Island makes available the astonishing achievement of a wide range of Cuban poets. The translations, almost all of them new, convey the intensity and beauty of the accompanying Spanish originals. With their work deeply rooted in Cuban culture, many of these poets--both on and off the island--have been at the center of the political and social changes of this tempestuous period. The poems offered here constitute an essential source for understanding the literature and culture of Cuba, its diaspora, and the Caribbean at large, and provide an unparalleled perspective on what it means to be Cuban. |
| Subject |
Cuban poetry -- Translations into English.
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Cuban poetry.
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| Added Author |
Weiss, Mark.
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| ISBN |
9780520258945 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0520258940 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780520250345 |
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0520250346 |
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