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" Selected poetry of Francisco de Quevedo : "
edited and translated by Christopher Johnson.
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BL
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1030038
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b784408
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| Uniform Title
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Poems.English & Spanish
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| Main Entry
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Quevedo, Francisco de,1580-1645.
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Selected poetry of Francisco de Quevedo : : a bilingual edition /\ edited and translated by Christopher Johnson.
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Chicago :: University of Chicago Press,, ©2009.
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1 online resource (xiii, 226 pages) :: illustrations
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0226698912
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: 9780226698915
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0226698890
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9780226698892
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-221) and index.
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| Contents
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Metaphysical poems -- Poems from Christian Heraclitus -- Moral poems -- Lyric poems on diverse subjects -- Elegies and epitaphs -- Love poems -- Songs to Lisi -- Satiric and burlesque poems.
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Francisco de Quevedo (1580-1645), one of the greatest poets of the Spanish Golden Age, was the master of the baroque style known as "conceptismo," a complex form of expression fueled by elaborate conceits and constant wordplay as well as ethical and philosophical concerns. Although scattered translations of his works have appeared in English, there is currently no comprehensive collection available that samples each of the genres in which Quevedo excelled-metaphysical and moral poetry, grave elegies and moving epitaphs, amorous sonnets and melancholic psalms, playful romances and pr.
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Quevedo, Francisco de,1580-1645., Poems., Selections., English Spanish.
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Spanish poetry-- Classical period, 1500-1700.
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POETRY / General.
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Spanish poetry-- Classical period.
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Poems (Quevedo, Francisco de)
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| Dewey Classification
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861/.3
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PQ6423.E5 2009eb
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Johnson, Christopher D.,1964-
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