Poems of Gongora

Professor Jones aims to make the difficult and radically metaphorical poetry of Gongora more accessible.

List of contents

Preface; Part I. Introduction: 1. Biography; 2. Góngora's poetry; 3. Themes; 4. The Soledades; 5. The Fábula de Polifemo y Galatea; 6. Further Reading; Part II. Poems: 1. Soledad Primera; 2. Fábula de Polifemo y Galatea; 3. Sonnets; 4. Romances; 5. Letrillas; 6. Décimas; Notes on the poems; Index.

Summary

This book makes the difficult and radically metaphorical poetry of Góngora more accessible. A long introduction deals with his life, and then gives solid critical guidance to the poems. It includes passages of sustained and detailed analysis which explain how characteristic poems 'work' and it incorporates original insights and research.

Product details

• Authors: Gongora
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.08.2010
• EAN: 9780521093811
• ISBN: 978-0-521-09381-1
• No. of pages: 170
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 223 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies