Considered one of his most influential books, it focuses on the entire history of the new world from the perspective of a hispanic american. He was perhaps the most important latin american poet of the 20th century. This poem begins with the narrator describing his exhaustion with modern life. Pablo neruda poems all poems by pablo neruda rhymings. Canto general university of california press, 1991 translated by jack schmitt selected odes of pablo neruda university of california press, 1990 translated by margaret sayers peden all the odes farrar, straus, giroux, 20 various translators, prominently margaret sayers peden. Pablo neruda, poeta chileno nacido en parral en 1904.
Canto general is an epic work by pablo neruda consisting of 15 sections and 231 poems. Canto general pablo neruda 1971 disco completo aportes. Pablo neruda, chilean poet, diplomat, and politician who was awarded the nobel prize for literature in 1971. Pablo neruda, original name neftali ricardo reyes basoalto, born july 12. Neruda was granted asylum abroad, and throughout the cold war era, he moved from country to country. Canto general pablo neruda biblioteca virtual miguel.
Soon after her death, reyes moved to temuco, where he. It consists of 15 sections, 231 poems, and more than 15,000 lines. Mixing his communist sympathies with national pride, neruda depicts latin american history as a grand, continuous struggle against oppression. Find pablo neruda discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Numerous critics have praised neruda as the greatest poet writing in the spanish language during his lifetime. Canto general from the north almagro brought his train of scintillations. Canto general general song is pablo nerudas tenth book of poems. This poetic manifesto took on latin americas legendary exploiters, from the spanish conquistadores to. Federico is federico garcia lorca, the poet, assassinated in the early days of the spanish.
In spite of this constant travel, neruda wrote volume after volume of poetry, including his monumental political work, canto general. Del noble pueblo revolucionario chileno canto general pablo neruda aportes 2014. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. General song an epic poem of latin america by pablo. Pablo neruda is one of the most influential and widely read 20thcentury poets of the americas. General song an epic poem of latin america by pablo neruda, published in two volumes in 1950.