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Jose Martí: Major Poems [Bilingual Edition]

José Martí, edited and with an introduction by Philip S. Foner and translated by Elinor Randall
Jose Martí: Major Poems [Bilingual Edition]
ISBN: 978-08419-0761-4
$27.50
ISBN: 978-08419-1703-3
$27.50
1982/173 pages
Distributed for Holmes and Meier Publishers
"Until now, Martí's important poetry has not been [available in English]. This makes this bilingual edition a particularly welcome contribution. The selection is a judicious one, ranging from the personal to the patriotic. The translations are competent and stand on their own. The introduction provides a clear and excellent starting point for the reading of the poems."—Choice

DESCRIPTION

With an added introduction to place the work in context, this edition presents Cuban poet José Martí's (1853-1895) most famous poems in both Spanish and English.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Given hero status in Cuba because of his role in the liberation of his country from Spain, José Julián Martí Pérez was a Cuban nationalist, poet, philosopher, essayist, journalist, translator, professor, and publisher.