Juan de Mairena: Epigrams, Maxims, Memoranda, and Memoirs of an Apocryphal Professor. With an Appendix of Poems from the Apocryphal Songbooks

Antonio Machado's Juan de Mairena is a singular work that bridges poetic and philosophical traditions, crafting an imaginative space where art, pedagogy, and metaphysics converge. As much an exploration of the Spanish soul as it is a reflection of the poet himself, this work reveals Machado's profound preoccupation with identity, otherness, and the essence of human experience. Through the voice of the fictional professor Juan de Mairena and his teacher Abel Martín, Machado delves into quest...