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Ithaca : poems / by Francisca Aguirre ; translated with an introduction by Ana Valverde Osan.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Aguirre, Francisca, 1930-2019.
- Series:
- Lannan translations selection series
- The Lannan translations selection series
- Standardized Title:
- Ithaca. English
- Language:
- English
- Spanish
- Genre:
- Poetry.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 127 pages ; 23 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Rochester, NY : BOA Editions, 2004.
- Summary:
- This 50-page poem is a major contemporary Spanish poet's reworking of the Greek myth of Odysseus, but with one important alteration: This time the story is told from Penelope's perspective. Upon its original Spanish publication, "Ithaca" earned the 1971 Leopoldo Panero poetry award.
- Francisca Aguirre was born in Alicante, Spain in 1930. She began publishing late in life, garnering many awards, including the prestigious Esquio Award. She lives in Spain with poet Felix Grande, a member of the second generation of post-civil war poets.
- Translator Ana Osan was born in Morocco. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. She specializes in translating poetry by women, particularly the translation of long poems such as "Ithaca." She lives in Valparaiso, IN.
- Contents:
- El circulo de Itaca Ithaca's Circle
- Triste fiera 18
- Sad Beast 19
- Itaca 20
- Ithaca 21
- Desde fuera 22
- From Without 23
- Los camaradas 24
- The Comrades 25
- Sisifo de los acantilados 28
- Sisyphus of the Cliffs 29
- El oraculo 30
- The Oracle 31
- Espejismo: Penelope y la mujer de Lot 32
- Mirage: Penelope and Lot's Wife 33
- Penelope desteje 34
- Penelope Unravels 35
- El objeto 36
- The Object 37
- La espera 38
- The Wait 39
- El viento en Itaca 40
- The Wind in Ithaca 41
- El espectaculo 42
- The Show 43
- Monologo 44
- Monologue 45
- La bienvenida 46
- The Welcome 47
- El desvan de Penelope Penelope's Attic
- Paisajes de papel 50
- Paper Landscapes 51
- Drago 54
- The Dragon Tree 55
- Drago revisitado 56
- The Dragon Tree Revisited 57
- Noviembre 60
- November 61
- Los bienaventurados 62
- The Blessed Ones 63
- Apuesta 64
- The Bet 65
- El orden 66
- Orderliness 67
- Descubrimiento 68
- Discovery 69
- La libertad 70
- Freedom 71
- Causas 72
- Causes 73
- Despedida 74
- Farewell 75
- Operacion 76
- Arithmetic 77
- Cementerio 78
- Cemetery 79
- Totalidad 80
- Totality 81
- Fiesta 82
- The Party 83
- Autofagia 84
- Autophagy 85
- Tu ignorancia de ti 86
- Self-Ignorance 87
- Propietarios 88
- The Owners 89
- Sepulturera 90
- The Female Gravedigger 91
- El extrano 92
- The Stranger 93
- Las instancias 94
- The Requests 95
- La confianza 96
- Trust 97
- Negro incendio 98
- Black Fire 99
- El escalon 100
- The Step 101
- Escuchame 102
- Listen to Me 103
- Las certidumbres 104
- The Certainties 105
- "Durar tambien es vivir" 108
- "To Last Is Also to Live" 109
- Escalafon 112
- The Roster 113
- Asesinato 114
- Murder 115
- Espiral 116
- The Spiral 117
- La felicidad 118
- Happiness 119
- El muro 120
- The Wall 121
- Telar 122
- Loom 123.
- ISBN:
- 1929918607
- 1929918593
- OCLC:
- 56367674
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