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1. The Collected Poems of Octavio Paz, 1957-1987: Bilingual Edition by Octavio Paz, Eliot Weinberger | |
Paperback: 688
Pages
(1991-04)
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An enchanting read!!
A Beautiful Collection
An enchanting read!
Collected Poems of Octavio Paz
excellent poetry |
2. The Labyrinth of Solitude: The Other Mexico, Return to the Labyrinth of Solitude, Mexico and the United States, the Philanthropic Ogre by Octavio Paz | |
Paperback: 398
Pages
(1994-01-12)
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A Classic whose practical relevance varies
Loved it very poetic
Very profound and educational!!
A beautiful book that belied by the truth
Classic text but badly outdated |
3. El Laberinto De LA Soledad / The Labyrinth of Solitude (Letras Hispanicas) (Spanish Edition) by Paz, Octavio | |
Paperback: 584
Pages
(2006-01-01)
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El libro mas importante de las obras de Paz
I read this in college.
Un libro extraordinario
Hommage to a great Man of Letters
Una Obra de Arte |
4. Sunstone/Piedra De Sol by Octavio Paz | |
Paperback: 60
Pages
(1991-10-17)
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Sunstone: Life of A Crystalline Muse
Este es un poema necesario. |
5. Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz o las trampas de la fe by Octavio Paz | |
Paperback: 658
Pages
(1995-01-01)
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The Language of Passion
Sor Juana: a sparking biography
The book that started my affair with a Mexican nun...
transported in time
This is the book to read if you want the real thing |
6. Convergences: Essays on Art and Literature by Octavio Paz | |
Paperback: 320
Pages
(1991-06-01)
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Insightful and ingenious! |
7. Octavio Paz Selected Poems by Octavio Paz | |
Paperback: 147
Pages
(1984-05)
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Observances & Philosophical Insights From A Fine Poet. |
8. Mexican Poetry: An Anthology | |
Paperback: 224
Pages
(1994-03-29)
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EXCELLENT COMPILATION BY OCTAVIO PAZ; DISMAL TRANSLATION BY THE YOUNG SAMUEL BECKETT |
9. Early Poems, 1935-1955 (New Directions Paperbook, Ndp354) by Octavio Paz, Muriel Rukeyser | |
Paperback: 145
Pages
(1973-06)
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Could be better...
A great poet's early work The poems in this book represent a mix of short, haiku-like verses; prose poems; and longer poems. Although Paz is a distinctive and original talent, some of his work seems to echo the spirit of such earlier poets as William Blake, Walt Whitman, and Stephen Crane. Paz often writes about writing and language, often with a metaphysical, reality-warping perspective. His poems include a multicultural mix of interesting references: Polyphemus, Buddha, Tlaloc, the Tower of Babel, etc. He uses much striking imagery, and frequently his writing has a prophetic tone. There are many fine poems in this collection, but I was particularly impressed by "The prisoner," his stunning homage to the Marquis de Sade: "The letters of your name are still a scar that will not heal, / the tattoo of disgrace on certain faces." If you are interested in Latin American literature or 20th century poetry, I recommend this book. ... Read more |
10. The Double Flame: Love and Eroticism by Octavio Paz | |
Paperback: 288
Pages
(1996-06-01)
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Poetic and thrilling essay
Thrilling and sophisticated study
Amazing study of .. being human.
ENIGMATIC
A Book to Be Absorbed - The Education of Eros |
11. Persona Non Grata: A Memoir of Disenchantment with the Cuban Revolution (Nation Books) by Jorge Edwards | |
Paperback: 304
Pages
(2004-04-20)
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The facts are fascinating alright, the author is quite another thing
Fascinating |
12. A Tree Within (A New Directions Paperbook) by Octavio Paz, Eliot Weinberger | |
Paperback: 164
Pages
(1988-11)
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Exquisite Poetry in English y Espagnol
A stunning achievement by a giant of 20th century poetry The book is richly studded with multicultural references and allusions--to Epictetus, Buddha, Gilgamesh, Jack the Ripper, the Aztecs, Don Quixote, and many, many, more. But Paz is not merely trying to dazzle us with his knowledge. He is also introspective and revealing. He struggles with deep questions about language, love, and other concerns. Paz seems to be searching both for an ideal poetic language, and for a form of connectedness that transcends language--a paradoxical quest, yet pure Paz. When he writes "Man's word / is the daughter of death" (in the poem "To Talk"), it strikes me as both a tragically naked confession of inadequacy and a moment of serene liberation. At other times, Paz seems, like Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson, to be groping towards the creation of a sort of "secular scripture" for the (post)modern age. In the poem "I Speak of the City," Paz writes, "I speak of our public history, and of our secret history, yours and mine." The histories recorded by this visionary genius are certainly some of the most important literary creations of the 20th century. ... Read more |
13. Alternating Current by Octavio Paz | |
Paperback: 226
Pages
(1991-01-18)
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14. Early Poems, 1935-1955 (New Directions Paperbook, Ndp354) by Octavio Paz, Muriel Rukeyser | |
Paperback: 145
Pages
(1973-06)
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Could be better...
A great poet's early work The poems in this book represent a mix of short, haiku-like verses; prose poems; and longer poems. Although Paz is a distinctive and original talent, some of his work seems to echo the spirit of such earlier poets as William Blake, Walt Whitman, and Stephen Crane. Paz often writes about writing and language, often with a metaphysical, reality-warping perspective. His poems include a multicultural mix of interesting references: Polyphemus, Buddha, Tlaloc, the Tower of Babel, etc. He uses much striking imagery, and frequently his writing has a prophetic tone. There are many fine poems in this collection, but I was particularly impressed by "The prisoner," his stunning homage to the Marquis de Sade: "The letters of your name are still a scar that will not heal, / the tattoo of disgrace on certain faces." If you are interested in Latin American literature or 20th century poetry, I recommend this book. ... Read more |
15. Figures & Figurations (New Directions Paperbook) by Marie José Paz, Octavio Paz | |
Paperback: 64
Pages
(2008-08-17)
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16. El Arco y La lira by Octavio Paz | |
Paperback:
Pages
(1973)
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17. Tiempo nublado by Octavio Paz | |
Paperback: 206
Pages
(1995-09)
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a clear mirror for our murky times
a clear mirror for our murky times |
18. The Bow and the Lyre (Texas Pan American Series) by Octavio Paz | |
Paperback: 294
Pages
(2009-12-01)
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19. Sor Juana: Or, the Traps of Faith by Octavio Paz | |
Paperback: 564
Pages
(1990-01-02)
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Editorial Review Product Description Mexico's leading poet, essayist, and cultural critic writes of a Mexican poet of another time and another world, the world of seventeenth-century New Spain. His subject is Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, the most striking figure in all of Spanish-American colonial literature and one of the great poets of her age. Her life reads like a novel. A spirited and precocious girl, one of six illegitimate children, is sent to live with relatives in the capital city. She becomes known for her beauty, wit, and amazing erudition, and is taken into the court as the Vicereine's protégée. For five years she enjoys the pleasures of life at court--then abruptly, at twenty, enters a convent for life. Yet, no recluse, she transforms the convent locutory into a literary and intellectual salon; she amasses an impressive library and collects scientific instruments, reads insatiably, composes poems, and corresponds with literati in Spain. To the consternation of the prelates of the Church, she persists in circulating her poems, redolent more of the court than the cloister. Her plays are performed, volumes of her poetry are published abroad, and her genius begins to be recognized throughout the Hispanic world. Suddenly she surrenders her books, forswears all literary pursuits, and signs in blood a renunciation of secular learning. The rest is silence. She dies two years later, at forty-six. Octavio Paz has long been intrigued by the enigmas of Sor Juana's personality and career. Why did she become a nun? How could she renounce her lifelong passion for writing and learning? Such questions can be answered only in the context of the world in which she lived. Paz gives a masterly portrayal of the life and culture of New Spain and the political and ideological forces at work in that autocratic, theocratic, male-dominated society, in which the subjugation of women was absolute. Just as Paz illuminates Sor Juana's life by placing it in its historical setting, so he situates her work in relation to the traditions that nurtured it. With critical authority he singles out the qualities that distinguish her work and mark her uniqueness as a poet. To Paz her writings, like her life, epitomize the struggle of the individual, and in particular the individual woman, for creative fulfillment and self-expression. Customer Reviews (5)
The inner workings of a woman, by a man?
Sor Juana Come To Life
Sor Juana--17th century genius
The book that started my love affair with a Mexican nun...
The amazing life of Sor Juana |
20. Itinerary: An Intellectual Journey by Octavio Paz | |
Paperback: 144
Pages
(2001-11-12)
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"Words Became My Dwelling Place, the Air My Tomb" What has always amazed me that Paz was at one and the same time both a truthsayer and a poet. Even to someone like myself whose Spanish is less than idiomatic, his poetry possesses a beauty and limpidity that are almost never met in combination. Only Emily Dickinson of the poets I know has this quality. One of my favorites is the poem "Epitafio sobre ninguna piedra" from which the title of this review is taken. Now that communism is all but extinct, one forgets that only a short while ago it held so many intellectuals in thrall. Looking at our situation today, Paz concludes that "if I am sure of one thing it is that we are living an interregnum; we are walking across a zone whose ground is not solid; its foundations, it basis has evaporated. If we wish to climb free from the marsh and not sink into mud we should quickly work out a morality and a politics." I think that, as a people, we have not. I am reminded of Yeats's "The Second Coming": The best lack all conviction A final word: Toward the end is a beautiful little essay entitled "Imaginary Gardens: A Memoir" which, while responding negatively to a proposal for a public park, lets loose a Proustian flood of memory regarding the past of the town where Paz was raised, Mixcoac. This little book, which can be read in a single sitting, deserves a wide readership. I loved it and feel impelled to seek out more of Paz's work.
an intellectual journey of the mind The writing is clear throughout -- Paz writes well in prose form as well as poetry.A bit hard to follow sometimes, but aren't all intellectual journeys?
PAZitively brilliant... |
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