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Octavio Paz: Nobel Prize winner, author of "The Labyrinth of Solitude" and "Sor Juana, or, the Traps of Faith," precursor and pathfinder, a guiding light of the Mexican intelligentsia in the twentieth century. In this small, memorable meditation on Octavio Paz as a thinker and man of action, Ilan Stavans--described by the "Washington Post" as "one of our foremost cultural critics" and by the "New York Times" as "the czar of Latino culture in the United States"--ponders Paz's intellectual courage against the ideological tapestry of his epoch and shows us what lessons can be learned from him. He does so by exploring such timeless issues as the crossroads where literature and politics meet, the place of criticism in society, and Mexicoas difficult quest to come to terms with its own history. Stavans reflects on Paz's personal struggle with Marxism and surrealism, his reflections on pachucos, his analysis of love and eroticism, his study of the life and legacy of Sor Juana InA(c)s de la Cruz, and his influence as a magazine editor. But this extraordinary rumination is not only a thought-provoking appraisal of Paz; it is also a feast for the myriad admirers of Stavans, himself a spirited, mordant essayist who is not afraid of controversy. This explains why Richard Rodriguez has portrayed Stavans as "the rarest of North American writers--he sees the Americas whole," and then added, "Not since Octavio Paz has Mexico given us an intellectual so able to violate borders with learning and grace." "Octavio Paz: A Meditation" is a fitting addition to Stavansas own oeuvre that will stimulate discerning readers.
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- Title Octavio Paz: A Meditation
- Author Ilan Stavans
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition Stated First Pri
- Pages 89
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
- Date February 2002
- Features Dust Cover
- ISBN 9780816520909 / 0816520909
- Weight 0.52 lbs (0.24 kg)
- Dimensions 8.72 x 5.26 x 0.55 in (22.15 x 13.36 x 1.40 cm)
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- Cultural Region: Mexican
- Library of Congress subjects Literature and history - Mexico, Mexico - Intellectual life - 20th century
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001003282
- Dewey Decimal Code 861.62
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