Selected Odes of Pablo Neruda

by Neruda, Pablo; Peden, Margaret Sayers; Peden, Margaret Sayers

• ISBN13: 9780520071728
• ISBN10: 0520071727
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1990-08-01
• Publisher: Univ of California Pr

Summary

Simple, true, elemental poems --English translations with original Spanish en face

Author Biography

Pablo Neruda (1904-1973) was born and died in Chile, but as a member of the diplomatic corps and later as a sort of roving cultural ambassador, he lived in and visited many parts of the world. His first book of poetry was published before he was twenty and Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair, published the following year, made him famous throughout the Spanish-speaking world. Besides the Canto and the Elemental Odes series, the major works of his vast poetic production include Residence on Earth and Estravagario Margaret Sayers Peden is Professor Emerita of Spanish at the University of Missouri, Columbia

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Translator's Introduction	p. I
Elemental Odes	p. 5
El Hombre Invisible / The Invisible Man	p. 6
Oda a la Alcachofa / Ode to an Artichoke	p. 18
Oda a las Americas / Ode to the Americas	p. 22
Oda al Atomo / Ode to the Atom	p. 28
Oda a las Aves de Chile / Ode to the Birds of Chile	p. 38
Oda al Caldillo de Congrio / Ode to Conger Chowder	p. 46
Oda a una Castana en el Suelo / Ode to a Chestnut on the Ground	p. 50
Oda a la Critica / Ode to Criticism	p. 54
Oda al Hilo / Ode to the Thread	p. 58
Oda al Laboratorista / Ode to a Laboratory Technician	p. 66
Oda al Libro (II) / Ode to the Book (II)	p. 72
Oda a la Madera / Ode to Wood	p. 78
Oda a Mirar Pajaros / Ode to Bird-Watching	p. 86
Oda a los Numeros / Ode to Numbers	p. 94
Oda al Pajaro Sofre / Ode to a Saffron Finch	p. 100
Oda a la Pareja / Ode to a Couple	p. 106
Oda al Pasado / Ode to the Past	p. 112
Oda a la Pereza / Ode to Laziness	p. 116
Oda a un Reloj en la Noche / Ode to a Watch in the Night	p. 120
Oda al Tercer Dia / Ode to the Third Day	p. 126
Oda al Tiempo / Ode to Time	p. 130
Oda a la Tierra / Ode to the Earth	p. 134
Oda al Tomate / Ode to Tomatoes	p. 138
Oda al Traje / Ode to My Suit	p. 144
Oda a la Tristeza / Ode to Sadness	p. 148
Oda a Valparaiso / Ode to Valparaiso	p. 150
Oda al Verano / Ode to Summer	p. 156
Oda al Vino / Ode to Wine	p. 162
New Elemental Odes	p. 169
La Casa de las Odas / The House of Odes	p. 170
Oda a los Calcetines / Ode to My Socks	p. 174
Oda al Craneo / Ode to the Cranium	p. 178
Oda a la Critica (II) / Ode to Criticism (II)	p. 184
Oda a la Cruz del Sur / Ode to the Southern Cross	p. 188
Oda al Diccionario / Ode to the Dictionary	p. 194
Oda a Don Diego de la Noche / Ode to a Mirabilis Jalapa: The Night-Blooming Four O'Clock	p. 202
Oda a la Gaviota / Ode to the Sea Gull	p. 206
Oda a la Lagartija / Ode to the Lizard	p. 210
Oda a la Luna del Mar / Ode to the Moon of the Sea	p. 214
Oda al Nino de la Liebre / Ode to a Boy with a Hare	p. 222
Oda al Picaflor / Ode to the Hummingbird	p. 226
Oda a Pies de Fuego / Ode to Firefoot	p. 232
Third Book of Odes	p. 239
Odas de Todo el Mundo / Odes for Everyone	p. 240
Oda a la Abeja / Ode to Bees	p. 246
Oda al Albanil Tranquilo / Ode to the Gentle Bricklayer	p. 254
Oda a un Albatros Viajero / Ode to the Voyager Albatross	p. 256
Oda al Algarrobo Muerto / Ode to a Dead Carob Tree	p. 266
Oda a las Algas del Oceano / Ode to Seaweeds	p. 270
Oda a un Gran Atun en el Mercado / Ode to a Large Tuna in the Market	p. 276
Oda a la Bicicleta / Ode to Bicycles	p. 282
Oda al Buque en la Botella / Ode to a Ship in a Bottle	p. 286
Oda a la Casa Abandonada / Ode to an Abandoned House	p. 290
Oda a la Casa Dormida / Ode to a Sleeping House	p. 294
Oda a un Cine de Pueblo / Ode to a Village Movie Theater	p. 298
Oda a la Edad / Ode to Age	p. 302
Oda al Gallo / Ode to a Rooster	p. 306
Oda a la Jardinera / Ode to a Woman Gardening	p. 314
Oda al Libro de Estampas / Ode to a Stamp Album	p. 318
Oda al Limon / Ode to the Lemon	p. 324
Oda a la Luz Marina / Ode to Light on the Sea	p. 326
Oda al Maiz / Ode to Maize	p. 332
Oda al Nacimiento de un Ciervo / Ode to the Birth of a Fawn	p. 336
Oda al Doble Otono / Ode to Two Autumns	p. 340
Oda a la Pantera Negra / Ode to a Black Pantheress	p. 346
Oda al Picaro Ofendido / Ode to an Offended Picaro	p. 350
Oda al Viejo Poeta / Ode to an Aged Poet	p. 358
Oda a la Sal / Ode to Salt	p. 366
Oda a las Tormentas de Cordoba / Ode to the Storms of Cordoba	p. 368
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