The Bow and the Lyre

The Poem, The Poetic Revelation, Poetry and History

Octavio Paz author Ruth LC Simms translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University of Texas Press

Published:1st Jan '73

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The Bow and the Lyre cover

In The Bow and the Lyre Octavio Paz, one of the most important poets writing in Spanish, presents his sustained reflections on the poetic phenomenon and on the place of poetry in history and in our personal lives. It is written in the same prose style that distinguishes The Labyrinth of Solitude. The Bow and the Lyre will serve as an important complement to Paz's poetry.

Paz's discussions of the different aspects of the poetic phenomenon are not limited to Spanish and Spanish American literature. He is almost as apt to choose an example from Homer, Vergil, Blake, Whitman, Rimbaud as he is from Lope de Vega, Jiménez, Darío, Neruda. In writing these essays, he draws on his vast storehouse of knowledge, revealing a world outlook of ample proportions. In reading these essays, we share the observations of a searching, original, highly cultivated mind.

...it is a book so timeless and so profound that it will always be new.... it is unquestionably one of the strongest and most eloquent diaries of the poetic process in our century. * New York Times Book Review *

ISBN: 9780292707641

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm

Weight: 340g

294 pages