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- catalog abstract ""Octavio Paz: Nobel Prize winner, author of The Labyrinth of Solitude and Sor Juana, or, the Traps of Faith, precursor and pathfinder, a guiding light of the Mexican intelligentsia in the twentieth century." "In this small, memorable meditation on Octavio Paz as a thinker and man of action, Ilan Stavans - described by the Washington Post as "one of our foremost cultural critics" and by the New York Times as "the czar of Latino culture in the United States"--Ponders Paz's intellectual courage against the ideological tapestry of his epoch and shows us what lessons can be learned from him. He does so by exploring such timeless issues as the crossroads where literature and politics meet, the place of criticism in society, and Mexico's difficult quest to come to terms with its own history." "Stavans reflects on Paz's personal struggle with Marxism and surrealism, his reflections on pachucos, his analysis of love and erotism, his study of the life and legacy of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, and his influence as a magazine editor. But this extraordinary rumination is not only a thought-provoking appraisal of Paz; it is also a feast for the myriad admirers of Stavans, himself a spirited, mordant essayist who is not afraid of controversy." "This explains why Richard Rodriguez has portrayed Stavans as "the rarest of North American writers - he sees the Americas whole," and then added, "Not since Octavio Paz has Mexico given us an intellectual so able to violate borders with learning and grace." Octavio Paz: A Meditation is a fitting addition to Stavan's own oeuvre that will stimulate discerning readers."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12424872.
- catalog coverage "Mexico Intellectual life 20th century.".
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description ""In this small, memorable meditation on Octavio Paz as a thinker and man of action, Ilan Stavans - described by the Washington Post as "one of our foremost cultural critics" and by the New York Times as "the czar of Latino culture in the United States"--Ponders Paz's intellectual courage against the ideological tapestry of his epoch and shows us what lessons can be learned from him. He does so by exploring such timeless issues as the crossroads where literature and politics meet, the place of criticism in society, and Mexico's difficult quest to come to terms with its own history."".
- catalog description ""Octavio Paz: Nobel Prize winner, author of The Labyrinth of Solitude and Sor Juana, or, the Traps of Faith, precursor and pathfinder, a guiding light of the Mexican intelligentsia in the twentieth century."".
- catalog description ""Stavans reflects on Paz's personal struggle with Marxism and surrealism, his reflections on pachucos, his analysis of love and erotism, his study of the life and legacy of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, and his influence as a magazine editor. But this extraordinary rumination is not only a thought-provoking appraisal of Paz; it is also a feast for the myriad admirers of Stavans, himself a spirited, mordant essayist who is not afraid of controversy."".
- catalog description ""This explains why Richard Rodriguez has portrayed Stavans as "the rarest of North American writers - he sees the Americas whole," and then added, "Not since Octavio Paz has Mexico given us an intellectual so able to violate borders with learning and grace." Octavio Paz: A Meditation is a fitting addition to Stavan's own oeuvre that will stimulate discerning readers."--Jacket.".
- catalog extent "87 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Octavio Paz.".
- catalog identifier "0816520909 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0816520917 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Octavio Paz.".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Tucson : University of Arizona Press,".
- catalog relation "Octavio Paz.".
- catalog spatial "Mexico Intellectual life 20th century.".
- catalog spatial "Mexico.".
- catalog subject "861/.62 21".
- catalog subject "Literature and history Mexico.".
- catalog subject "PQ7297.P285 Z962 2001".
- catalog subject "Paz, Octavio, 1914-1998 Knowledge History.".
- catalog subject "Paz, Octavio, 1914-1998 Political and social views.".
- catalog title "Octavio Paz : a meditation / Ilan Stavans.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".