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Sor Juana Ines De LA Cruz O Las Trampas De LA Fe (Biblioteca breve) 3 reviews
Octavio Paz
Planeta Pub Corp, 1982
This is the book to read if you want the real thing
Octavio Paz, Nobel laureate, poet and one of the best writers of essays in the Spanish language, can give people seriously interested in learning about Sor Juana invaluable information in this beautifully researched book. Everything that is really known about her biography (not anachronistic twentieth-century storytelling and fantasy) is here; and, very importantly, authoritative background ...
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Sombras De Obras (Biblioteca breve)2 reviews
Octavio Paz
Planeta Pub Corp, 1983
excelente como libro de consult
Esta obra es muy interesante sobre todo la primera parte, la cual contiene artículos interesantes sobre literatura, el idioma español, la lectura y la contemplación... Es ciertamente un libro que debe guardarse para futuras referencias y debe ocupar un lugar especial en la biblioteca de todos aquellos que deseen aprender sobre literatura y lenguaje escrito por un profesional. Le segunda parte es ...
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A Draft of Shadows, and Other Poems2 reviews
Octavio Paz
New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1980
Absolutely brilliant.
Octavio Paz, A Draft of Shadows (New Directions, 1979) I am kicking myself for having had this book in my collection for long enough that I donýt remember buying it and not getting around to it until now. Paz is the most exciting poet Iýve run across since discovering the work of Ira Sadoff five years ago. His work, more than capably translated here by Eliot Weinberger (with a few translations ...
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An Erotic Beyond: Sade2 reviews
Octavio Paz
Harcourt, 1998
Illuminates the writings of de Sade!
I've read de Sade, and studied him in class at Harvard. Only NOW--after having read Paz--can I understand what was underneath all the "frigging" and "embuggering." External structures that are often inflexible and ultimately produce ludicrous, harmful people & behaviors. This is what Sade was getting at. Paz shows us that Sade can't be dismissed as an inept writer of pornography. There's oh! ...
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My Life With The Wave6 reviews
Octavio Paz
Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media, 2004
beautifully drawn and very entertaining
this book plays on the beliefs of a child; wanting the impossible. i must admit that i wanted a wave of my own after reading this book! the artwork is magnificent, the dialogue is intriguing yet understandable...this is a MUST have for anyone with children...or anyone with an imagination.
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Sor Juana: Or, the Traps of Faith3 reviews
Octavio Paz
Belknap Press, 1990
The amazing life of Sor Juana
This book by the Nobel Prize winner Octavio Paz is a great account of the life of one of the best writers of Hispanic literature. Sor Juana created astonishing poems about life, love, and people. It is a pity that only little is known about the facts of her life. As with Shakespeare, must of what we know about her comes from her literary legacy. Octavio Paz is able to solve some of the ...
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Tiempo nublado2 reviews
Octavio Paz
Editorial Seix Barral, 1995
a clear mirror for our murky times
Octavio Paz is clearly the Hispanic Tocqueville of our times! Except he mixes poetry with prose and his writing has a lucidity which marks him as one of the foremost critics and commentators of our age. His analysis of the ailments of our hedonistic society and times is on target as are his dissections of the Soviet world before its collapse. Although his forays into the Far East could benefit ...
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Piedra de Sol (Lecturas de Poesia)2 reviews
Octavio Paz
Grijalbo, 1998
Este es un poema necesario.
Paz ha creado una joya de incalculable valor. Con toda la plasticidad que un genio puede brindarle a un texto, San Octavio recorre en Piedra de Sol todos los grandes temas de la poesía y con ello, del hombre. Es tan natural el desempeño de sus letras que es necesario hacer un esfuerzo para asimilar que nos han llevado de un confín a otro, de la magia a la realidad, de la mujer a la soledad, ...
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The Collected Poems of Octavio Paz, 1957-19877 reviews
Octavio Paz, Eliot Weinberger
New Directions, 1987
Sing the Voice Fantastico
Octavio Paz has since passed through this world leaving behind a beautiful web of words with the tapestry of things seen and unseen. Paz does an ambidextrous job of mixing in elements of surrealism with the bone of natural objects and that which is very real. His, and the translator Eliot Weinberger ... along with the help of other poet translators to include Bishop, Levertov, Tomlinson--all of ...
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El laberinto de la soledad12 reviews
Octavio Paz
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1997
Una Obra de Arte
Aunque no estes de acuerdo con todas las ideas de Octavio Paz, las reflexiones y los analisis de esta mente birllante ayudan a entender nuestra magnifica raza. La escritura lleva al lector al pasado y al presente, para poder entender la condicion de Mexico y su gente. Todos los Mexicanos deberian de sentarse a devorar este libro que clarificara las costumbres de nuestra gente y nos ayuda a ...
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Mexico: Splendors of Thirty Centuries1 review
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1990
Hard To Find- Recommended
Recommended for anyone who has an interest in Mexican art.
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Essays on Mexican Art1 review
Octavio Paz
Harcourt, 1993
Convergence of Topics
I read this book recently upon the death of Octavio Paz. The mans mind was incredible and he was able to elucidate on such disparate themes as philosophy,religion and history. What is incredible is that he manages to tie these diverse subjects into a major topic, Mexican Art. The European influences on the major Mexican artists is indelible and Paz shows how one cannot exist without it's ...
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Arenas Movedizas LA Hija De Rappaccini1 review
Octavio Paz
Alianza, 1996
Arenas movedizas, La hija de Rapaccini
This book is a rarity in the wide world of literature. As a matter of fact Octavio Paz included in this book some of the few short stories he wrote. He's principally a poet but in Arenas Movedizas we see a clear, smart narrator. Framed in a fantastic and close reality, the different stories talk about difficult and interesting relationships: A man and a small wave, a man and the thief who wants ...
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Claude Levi-Strauss o el nuevo festin de Esopo (serie del volander)1 review
Octavio Paz
Joaqin Mortiz, 1967
El Nuevo Festin De Esposo
El Nuevo Festin De Esposo - alusion el celebre apologo de las lenguas del fabulista clasico - es una aleguria de la convivencia humana toda reflexion sobre el hombre comienza o culmina en una interrogacion sobre el lenguaje y los significados. Si la sociedad es un sistema de comunicaciones, podemos descifrar el mensaje que los hombres se comunican desde el origen de la especie? No es extrano que ...
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El Mono Gramatico1 review
Octavio Paz
Galaxia Gutenberg, 1998
Paz: la fusion de la poetica gramatical
Sin duda alguna, uno de los libros mas importantes en el quehacer poetico de Octavio Paz, premio Nobel 1990, es El Mono Gramatico, 1974. Texto reflexivo que invita al lector a la filosofia oriental y occidental planteando dos escenarios vividos con pasion por el autor mexicano. Desde dos caminos tan distantes como la India y su camino de Galta, "lo mejor sera escoger el camino de Galta...", ...
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La Llame Doble : Amor y Erotismo1 review
Octavio Paz
Planeta Pub Corp, 1997
un misterio maravilloso
recientemente he terminado de leer este libro de octavio paz, el primero que leo de este autor, pero ciertamente no el ultimo. es un libro maravilloso, que no trata de desentranar el misterio del amor sino solo de exponer su alcance a traves de la historia, su funcion en la literatura y en la filosia. sus degradaciones y aberraciones.es realmente un libro erudito que se deja leer facilmente y ...
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Libertad Bajo Palabra1 review
Octavio Paz
Fondo de Cultura Economica USA, 1998
Cincuenta annos de poesia
"Libertad bajo palabra" es una coleccion de textos publicados a lo largo de la vida del poeta. Un gran libro.
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A Tree Within (A New Directions Paperbook, 661)2 reviews
Octavio Paz, Eliot Weinberger
New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1988
A stunning achievement by a giant of 20th century poetry
Octavio Paz wrote some of the most remarkable poetry and prose of the 20th century. The collection of poems entitled "A Tree Within" represents one of his most memorable achievements. A remarkable diverse blend of short lyrics and longer, Whitmanesque creations, "A Tree Within" is definitely a collection that bears careful reading and re-reading. The book is richly studded with multicultural ...
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Convergences1 review
Octavio Paz
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 1987
Insightful and ingenious!
I came across this book after reading some reviews of Pablo Neruda's works. After reading only 2 chapters, I really got into the work. Paz's essays are incredible insightful, and he is able to analyze not only his own culture but also myriad other cultures and draw semblances between them. Topics wander through art, language, occasionally politics, and even love and eroticism. I highly ...
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Config-urations1 review
Octavio Paz
Jonathan Cape, 1971
Tearing The Mask Away
A grand collection of poems written by the master technician of prose, Octavio Paz, in the late 50's and 60's. This was his first collection of writings released in the United States. The themes explored are typical Paz but two works standout and are worth the price of the book alone. The first is the epic "Piedra Del Sol/Sun Stone" where Paz explores the Aztec stone with erotic prose that ...
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