Poet in New York/ Poeta En Nueva York

Klappentext Poems in English and Spanish; introd. and critical matter in English. Zusammenfassung ?The definitive version of Lorca’s masterpiece! in language that is as alive and molten today as was the original.”?John Ashbery Newly translated for the first time in ten years! Federico García Lorca’s Poet in New York is an astonishing depiction of a tumultuous metropolis that changed the course of poetic expression in both Spain and the Americas. Written during Lorca’s nine months at Columbia University at the beginning of the Great Depression! Poet in New York is widely considered one of the most important books Lorca produced. This influential collection portrays a New York City populated with poverty! racism! social turbulence! and solitude?a New York intoxicating in its vitality and beauty. After the tragedy of September 11! 2001! poets Pablo Medina and Mark Statman were struck by how closely this seventy-year-old work spoke to the atmosphere of New York. They were compelled to create a new English version using a contemporary poet’s eye! which upholds Lorca’s surrealistic technique! mesmerizing complexity! and fierce emotion unlike any other translation to date. A defining work of modern literature! Poet in New York is a thrilling exposition of one American city that continues to change our perspective on the world around us.

Product details

• Authors: Frederico Garc�a Lorca, Frederico García Lorca, Federico García Lorca, Frederico Garcia Lorca, Frederico García Lorca
• Assisted by: Edward Hirsch (Foreword), Edward Hirsch (Foreword), Mark Statman (Translation), Pablo Medina (Translation), Pablo Medina (Translation), Mark Statman (Translation)
• Publisher: Grove/Atlantic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.12.2007
• EAN: 9780802143532
• ISBN: 978-0-8021-4353-2
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Europa, New York City, POETRY / General, Poetry, POETRY / European / General, POETRY / Subjects & Themes / General, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Relating to migrant groups / communities, Modern & contemporary poetry (c 1900 onwards), 1929 to c 1939 (period of the Great Depression), CULTURAL HERITAGE / Spanish