The Siren and the Seashell
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The Siren and the Seashell

And Other Essays on Poets and Poetry

Octavio Paz, Barry Moser, Lysander Kemp, Margaret Sayers Peden

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The Siren and the Seashell

And Other Essays on Poets and Poetry

Octavio Paz, Barry Moser, Lysander Kemp, Margaret Sayers Peden

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About This Book

Octavio Paz has long been known for his brilliant essays as well as for his poetry. Through the essays, he has sought to confront the tensions inherent in the conflict between art and society and to achieve a unity of their polarities. The Siren and the Seashell is a collection of Paz's essays, focusing on individual poets and on poetry in general. The first five poets he treats are Latin American: Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Rubén Darío, José Juan Tablada, Ramón López Velarde, and Alfonso Reyes. Then there are essays on Robert Frost, e. e. cummings, Saint-John Perse, Antonio Machado, and Jorge Guillén. Finally, there are Paz's reflections on the poetry of solitude and communion and the literature of Latin America. Each essay is more than Paz's impressions of one person or issue; each is the occasion for a wider discussion of cultural, historical, psychological, and philosophical themes. The essays were selected from Paz's writing between 1942 and 1965 and provide an overview of the development of his thinking and an exploration of the ideas central in his works.

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Publisher
University of Texas Press
Year
2013
ISBN
9780292753488
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Literary Criticism in Poetry
Index
Literature

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    Citation styles for The Siren and the Seashell

    APA 6 Citation

    Paz, O., Moser, B., Kemp, L., & Peden, M. S. (2013). The Siren and the Seashell ([edition unavailable]). University of Texas Press. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/3273726 (Original work published 2013)

    Chicago Citation

    Paz, Octavio, Barry Moser, Lysander Kemp, and Margaret Sayers Peden. (2013) 2013. The Siren and the Seashell. [Edition unavailable]. University of Texas Press. https://www.perlego.com/book/3273726.

    Harvard Citation

    Paz, O. et al. (2013) The Siren and the Seashell. [edition unavailable]. University of Texas Press. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/3273726 (Accessed: 9 July 2024).

    MLA 7 Citation

    Paz, Octavio et al. The Siren and the Seashell. [edition unavailable]. University of Texas Press, 2013. Web. 9 July 2024.