Twentieth-century Latin American poetry
Subtitle: a bilingual anthology
By: edited by Stephen Tapscott.
Contributors: Tapscott, Stephen, 1948-
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The Texas Pan American series
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng; por; spa
Number of pages: 418
Subjects: Latin American poetry -- 20th century; Latin American poetry -- 20th century -- Translations into English
Other titles: 20th-century Latin American poetry
Description: "Large anthology includes work by 58 poets. Extensive, but general, introduction. Poets arranged chronologically from José Martí to Marjorie Agosín. Volume includes few surprises and relatively few women. Bilingual format. Many translators; great fluctuation in quality. For detailed discussion of translations, see Charles Tomlinson in Times Literary Supplement, May 9, 1997; and Eliot Weinberger in Sulfur, 40, Spring 1997"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Portuguese or Spanish originals with English translations.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [389]-394) and indexes.