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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.
Contributor:
Osan, Ana Valverde.
Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
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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