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Author Quevedo, Francisco de, 1580-1645.

Title Selected poetry of Francisco de Quevedo : a bilingual edition / edited and translated by Christopher Johnson
Published Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 226 pages) : illustrations
Contents Metaphysical poems -- Poems from Christian Heraclitus -- Moral poems -- Lyric poems on diverse subjects -- Elegies and epitaphs -- Love poems -- Songs to Lisi -- Satiric and burlesque poems
Summary Francisco de Quevedo (1580-1645), one of the greatest poets of the Spanish Golden Age, was the master of the baroque style known as "conceptismo," a complex form of expression fueled by elaborate conceits and constant wordplay as well as ethical and philosophical concerns. Although scattered translations of his works have appeared in English, there is currently no comprehensive collection available that samples each of the genres in which Quevedo excelled-metaphysical and moral poetry, grave elegies and moving epitaphs, amorous sonnets and melancholic psalms, playful romances and pr
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-221) and index
Notes Parallel Spanish and English poems
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Subject Quevedo, Francisco de, 1580-1645. Poems. Selections. English & Spanish.
SUBJECT Poems (Quevedo, Francisco de) fast
Subject Spanish poetry -- Classical period, 1500-1700.
POETRY / General.
Spanish poetry -- Classical period
Form Electronic book
Author Johnson, Christopher D., 1964-
ISBN 9780226698915
0226698912
Other Titles Poems. Selections. English & Spanish