This volume explores some of the greatest poets of the Spanish Renaissance: Jorge Manrique (not translated since Longfellow); Garcilaso de la Vega, a soldier and courtier who wrote love poetry; Fray Luis de Leon, a converso Jew; San Juan de la Cruz, whose poems are the finest exemplars of Christian mysticism; Luis de Góngora, the great sensualist; Lope de Vega, the great rival to Cervantes; Francisco de Quevado, the ultimate Baroque poet; and Sor Juana, the nun whose haunting poetry embodied the voice of Mexico. The poems are translated by Edith Grossman, but this work is a bilingual edition. So, you can read the famous poetry in its original form. Also featured in this edition are biographies of the Spanish Renaissance poets along with an introduction to the volume. Take a look at this extraordinary work of literature.
The Golden Age: Poems of the Spanish Renaissance
The Spanish Renaissance was a period that spanned from the late 15th century through the 17th century.
The Golden Age: Poems of the Spanish Renaissance
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