- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Libris; Bilingual Edition, First Edition edition (April 1991)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1870352580
- ISBN-13: 978-1870352581
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,792,121 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A bilingual edition that makes available for the first time a substantial selection of Neruda's "Elemental Odes", originally published in Spanish in three volumes. The Odes were written in the mid-fifties when Neruda was at the height of his powers, and are explorations and celebrations of man's relation to the natural and man-made world. They are straightforward and immediate and are considered his most approachable and popular work. 67 odes are printed in this volume of which about a dozen have appeared (in different translations) in English collections of Neruda before.
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I'm a high school Spanish teacher, not a specialist. I saved a review of this translation in the New Yorker, Sept 8, 2003. I don't have the name of the reviewer. One paragraph:
Fortunately, Neruda's best work has attracted his most gifted translators. Without them, his best might appear to be a good deal less. Examples are W.S. Merwin's translation of "Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair," Jack Schmitt's translation of "Canto General" and "Art of Birds," Margaret Sayers Peden's translation of the three books of "Elemental Odes," and Alaistair Reid's masterly translations of "Extravagaria" and "Isla Negra." These works alone would easily be enough to provide many hours of happy reading.
Fortunately, Neruda's best work has attracted his most gifted translators. Without them, his best might appear to be a good deal less. Examples are W.S. Merwin's translation of "Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair," Jack Schmitt's translation of "Canto General" and "Art of Birds," Margaret Sayers Peden's translation of the three books of "Elemental Odes," and Alaistair Reid's masterly translations of "Extravagaria" and "Isla Negra." These works alone would easily be enough to provide many hours of happy reading.
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