Spanish American Poetry After 1950: Beyond the Vanguard

by Donald L. Shaw

Providing a basis for understanding the main lines of development of poetry in Spanish America after Vanguardism, this volume begins with an overview of the situation at the mid-century: the later work of Neruda and Borges, the emergence of Paz. Consideration is then given to the decisive impact of Parra and the rise of colloquial poetry, politico-social poetry Dalton, Cardenal] and representative figures such as Orozco, Pacheco and Cisneros. The...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1855661578
• ISBN13: 9781855661578
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Tamesis Books
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.3"