Semantics of the world : selected poems /
A poet of both the body and spirit, Rómulo Bustos Aguirre explores the nature of existence at the turn of the twenty-first century, humankind's relationship to itself and the universe, the meaning or purpose, if any, of human existence, and the daunting task of discerning that meaning. Critics...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Poems accompanied by Spanish original. |
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Albuquerque :
University of New Mexico Press,
[2022].
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| Series: | Afro-Latin American writers in translation.
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| Summary: | A poet of both the body and spirit, Rómulo Bustos Aguirre explores the nature of existence at the turn of the twenty-first century, humankind's relationship to itself and the universe, the meaning or purpose, if any, of human existence, and the daunting task of discerning that meaning. Critics have described his poetry as highly refined lyricism, metaphysical, existential and at times erotic. Semantics of the World introduces the English-speaking world to the exciting work of Rómulo Bustos Aguirre, one of Colombia's most celebrated living writers. This selection of extraordinary poems, edited and translated by Nohora Arrieta Fernández and Mar A. Sanders, presents Bustos Aguirre's works in Spanish alongside their English translations and features the critical apparatus necessary for making Bustos Aguirre's poetry more accessible to students, scholars and the general reading public. |
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| Physical Description: | xxxv, 210 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 0826364241 9780826364241 9780826364258 082636425X |