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Fiction, Drama, Poetry & Criticism, Poetry

The Captain's Verses

Pablo Neruda (author), Brian Cole (translator)

Paperback Published on: 24/09/2020; Language: Spanish

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Synopsis

This dual language edition is reissued as a Carcanet Classic.

Pablo Neruda wrote the poems in Los versos del capitán as a celebration of his love for his third wife, Matilde Urrutia – a love affair that is itself celebrated in the acclaimed film Il Postino. Originally published anonymously in 1952 to spare his second wife’s feelings, this bilingual edition is the book’s first publication in Britain. Brian Cole’s translations display all the qualities of vivid imagery, sensuousness, simplicity and passion for which Neruda’s poetry is famous.

Publisher information

Publisher: Carcanet Press Ltd
ISBN: 9781784109240
Number of pages: 208
Dimensions: 216 x 135 mm
Languages: Spanish

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Nice collection

The Captains Verses is a nice collection of Neruda poems broken down into the following sections; Love, Desire, The Furies, Human Lives, Ode and Germinatin... READ MORE