Critical survey of poetry. Latin American poets

Profiles major poets throughout history and the world, including analyses of their significant individual poems or collections. Discusses influential Latin American poets such as Jorge Luis Borges, Ruben Dario, Pablo Neruda, and Octavio Paz.;Claribel Alegria -- Jorge Luis Borges -- Ernesto Cardenal -- Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz -- Ruben Dario -- Carlos Drummond de Andrade -- Enrique Gonzalez Martinez -- Jose Hernandez -- Gabriela Mistral -- Pablo Neruda -- Nicanor Parra -- Octavio Paz -- Alfonso Reyes -- Cesar Vallejo -- Daisy Zamora. Contents......Page 4 Contributors......Page 5 Claribel Alegria 9......Page 14 Jorge Luis Borges 17......Page 22 Ernesto Cardenal 24......Page 29 Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 31......Page 36 Rubén Darío 40......Page 45 Carlos Drummond de Andrade 48......Page 53 Enrique González Martínez 60......Page 65 José Hernández 70......Page 75 Gabriela Mistral 76......Page 81 Pablo Neruda 85......Page 90 Nicanor Parra 99......Page 104 Octavio Paz 107......Page 112 Alfonso Reyes 118......Page 123 César Vallejo 126......Page 131 Daisy Zamora 139......Page 144 Checklist for Explicating a Poem 145......Page 150 Bibliography 148......Page 153 Guide to Online Resources 153......Page 158 Geographical Index 156......Page 161 Category Index 157......Page 162 Subject Index 159......Page 164 Latin American Poets is a single-volume reference that contains selected essays from Critical Survey of Poetry, Fourth Edition. Every article in this set was carefully selected by our editors to provide the best information available about the topic covered. The essays in Latin American Poets discuss such influential poets as Jorge Luis Borges, Ruben Dario, Pablo Neruda, and Octavio Paz.