Selected Poems of Salvador Espriu

Selected Poems of Salvador EspriuSalvador Espriu was born in 1913. A member of the so called generation of '36 those who were in their twenties at the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War Espriu became a voluntary exile in his own land. Writing in a forbidden language, hyperconscious of his historical moment, he took upon himself the task of saving Catalan for his people. In this bilingual edition, with a preface by the translator and an introduction by Francesca Vallverd , Espriu's

Salvador Espriu was born in 1913. A member of the so-called generation of '36--those who were in their twenties at the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War--Espriu became a voluntary exile in his own land. Writing in a forbidden language, hyperconscious of his historical moment, he took upon himself the task of saving Catalan for his people. In this bilingual edition, with a preface by the translator and an introduction by Francesca Vallverd , Espriu's friend and Spanish publisher, Magda Bogin has given us a glimpse into a remarkable body of poetry from a poet whose literary stature in Spain is akin to that o William Carlos Williams and T. S. Eliot in the English speaking world.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 08/17/1990
ISBN: 9780393306378
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 8.18h x 5.50w x 0.60d