Understanding Octavio Paz
By: Jose Quiroga.
Series: Understanding modern European and Latin American literature
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Columbia, S.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
Subjects: Paz, Octavio, 1914- -- Criticism and interpretation.
Description: "In this comprehensive examination of the work of one of the major poets of this century - winner of the 1990 Nobel Prize for Literature and undoubtedly Mexico's most important literary and cultural figure - Jose Quiroga presents a timely analysis of Octavio Paz's writings in light of recent works by and about him.

Combining broad erudition with scholarly attention to detail, Quiroga views Paz's work as an open narrative that explores the relationships among the poet, his readers, and his time."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-188) and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Note translations and citations; title: Chronology; title: Abbreviations; title: Overview; title: Libertad bajo palabra; title: The labyrinth of solitude; title: Poetics: The bow and the lyre, Children of the mire; title: A poetics of east and west; title: Blanco: a poetics of space; title: Vuelta, A draft of shadows, A tree within; title: Conclusion; title: Notes; title: Selected bibliography; title: Index.