Universally acclaimed for his dazzling fictions, Jorge Luis Borges always considered himself to be first and foremost a poet. This collection of his poetry, the largest ever to be assembled in English (alongside the original Spanish), includes scores of pieces that have never previously been translated.
Selected from a lifetime's work, the poems explore themes that preoccupied Borges: the enigma of Time and history;
the metaphysics of Schopenhauer and Berkeley;
the cult of his ancestors and his 'mysterious habit called Buenos Aires';
and the imagery of mirrors,
mazes and swords.
The brilliance of the original Spanish is in each case matched by luminous English versions by an impressive array of translators:
Willis Barnstone •
Alexander Coleman •
Robert S. Fitzgerald •
Stephen Kessler •
Kenneth Krabbenhoft •
Eric McHenry •
W. S. Merwin •
Alastair Reid •
Hoyt Rogers •
Mark Strand •
Charles Tomlinson •
Alan S. Trueblood •
John Updike
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Universally acclaimed for his dazzling fictions, Jorge Luis Borges always considered himself to be first and foremost a poet. This collection of his poetry, the largest ever to be assembled in English (alongside the original Spanish), includes scores of pieces that have never previously been translated.
Selected from a lifetime's work, the poems explore themes that preoccupied Borges: the enigma of Time and history;
the metaphysics of Schopenhauer and Berkeley;
the cult of his ancestors and his 'mysterious habit called Buenos Aires';
and the imagery of mirrors,
mazes and swords.
The brilliance of the original Spanish is in each case matched by luminous English versions by an impressive array of translators:
Willis Barnstone •
Alexander Coleman •
Robert S. Fitzgerald •
Stephen Kessler •
Kenneth Krabbenhoft •
Eric McHenry •
W. S. Merwin •
Alastair Reid •
Hoyt Rogers •
Mark Strand •
Charles Tomlinson •
Alan S. Trueblood •
John Updike
Imprint | Penguin Classics |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Series | Penguin Modern Classics |
Release date | September 2000 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 9 - 15 working days |
First published | September 2000 |
Authors | Jorge Luis Borges |
Editors | Alexander Coleman |
Dimensions | 198 x 129 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - B-format |
Pages | 483 |
Edition | New ed |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-14-118111-0 |
Barcode | 9780141181110 |
Languages | value |
Subtitles | value |
Categories | |
LSN | 0-14-118111-7 |