Sergio Raimondi’s work engages in the most complex issues of his
time, including globalisation, colonialism, industrialisation and
environmental degradation. Yet all his concerns are rigorously
analysed through the medium of the poet’s art, steeped in
literary tradition and craft. He is widely considered Argentina’s
most important and influential contemporary poet, with an
international reputation. Many of Raimondi’s poems address what
might seem unlikely subjects for poetry: industrial practices,
global trade, or labour legislation. Yet among the allusions, the
immense research, the unsparing gaze, and the expert skill of the
language there’s also room for desert-dry humour, touches of
self-deprecation and immense empathy for individuals caught up in
seemingly implacable historical processes. This volume includes a
generous selection of his poems from Poesía civil (Civil Poetry)
and Lexikón (Lexikon) in bilingual Spanish-English facing-pages
format. A substantial introduction by the translators places
Raimondi’s work in its literary and wider cultural context, and
reflects on the challenges faced when bringing his unique poetry
into English.
General
| Imprint: |
Liverpool University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Aris & Phillips Hispanic Classics |
| Release date: |
September 2023 |
| Editors: |
Ben Bollig
• Mark Leech
|
| Dimensions: |
239 x 163mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
224 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-83764-444-5 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-83764-444-6 |
| Barcode: |
9781837644445 |
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