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The Velazquez Christ: Poem
This book is a new translation, in contemporary English, of Miguel de Unamuno's 1920 masterpiece book-length poem about another masterpiece of Western Civilization, Diego Velázquez's "The Christ of San Plácido," which is commonly known as "The Christ of Velázquez." The translation by William Thomas Little is accompanied by a full scholarly introduction and poem-by-poem commentary. Unamuno, Spain's foremost public intellectual of the early twentieth century, considered this book his masterpiece. This is a book of poetry and religious devotion as well as an ekphrasis, that is, a detail-by-detail meditation on one of the world's greatest paintings. Composed of eighty-nine poems that are fully integrated one with the other, the result is a masterpiece of spiritual meditation via poetical expression.
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The Velazquez Christ: Poem
This book is a new translation, in contemporary English, of Miguel de Unamuno's 1920 masterpiece book-length poem about another masterpiece of Western Civilization, Diego Velázquez's "The Christ of San Plácido," which is commonly known as "The Christ of Velázquez." The translation by William Thomas Little is accompanied by a full scholarly introduction and poem-by-poem commentary. Unamuno, Spain's foremost public intellectual of the early twentieth century, considered this book his masterpiece. This is a book of poetry and religious devotion as well as an ekphrasis, that is, a detail-by-detail meditation on one of the world's greatest paintings. Composed of eighty-nine poems that are fully integrated one with the other, the result is a masterpiece of spiritual meditation via poetical expression.
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The Velazquez Christ: Poem

The Velazquez Christ: Poem

The Velazquez Christ: Poem

The Velazquez Christ: Poem

Overview

This book is a new translation, in contemporary English, of Miguel de Unamuno's 1920 masterpiece book-length poem about another masterpiece of Western Civilization, Diego Velázquez's "The Christ of San Plácido," which is commonly known as "The Christ of Velázquez." The translation by William Thomas Little is accompanied by a full scholarly introduction and poem-by-poem commentary. Unamuno, Spain's foremost public intellectual of the early twentieth century, considered this book his masterpiece. This is a book of poetry and religious devotion as well as an ekphrasis, that is, a detail-by-detail meditation on one of the world's greatest paintings. Composed of eighty-nine poems that are fully integrated one with the other, the result is a masterpiece of spiritual meditation via poetical expression.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780761822868
Publisher: University Press of America
Publication date: 06/03/2002
Pages: 416
Product dimensions: 5.98(w) x 8.86(h) x 0.84(d)

About the Author

William Thomas Little is Professor of Spanish at California Polytechnic State University.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 List of Illustrations Chapter 2 Abbreviations Chapter 3 Prologue Chapter 4 Introduction Chapter 5 Creators' Questions Chapter 6 Composition and Publication Chapter 7 The Christ on the Cross by Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez Chapter 8 Unamuno's Other Christ Chapter 9 Unamuno's Poetics Chapter 10 Mysticism and Religious Faith Chapter 11 Translation & Translator's Poetics Chapter 12 Notes Chapter 13 Unamuno Chronology Chapter 14 Velázquez Chronology Chapter 15 Part One Chapter 16 Part Two Chapter 17 Part Three Chapter 18 Part Four Chapter 19 Final Prayer Chapter 20 Notes Chapter 21 Appendices Chapter 22 The Béjar Poem Chapter 23 "The Recumbent Christ of Santa Clara" Chapter 24 "The Christ of Cabrera" Chapter 25 "The Christ on Our Altars" Chapter 26 Primary Editions Chapter 27 Bibliography
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