| José Martí Reader: Writings on the Americas Contributor(s): Martí, José (Author), Schulman, Ivan A. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1920888748 ISBN-13: 9781920888749 Publisher: Ocean Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: October 2006 * Out of Print * Annotation: "[Mart] added a social agenda to the historic program of national liberation and instantly converted a movement devoted to the establishment of a new nation into a force dedicated to shaping a new society. Mart transformed rebellion into revolution. . . . Like a master weaver, Mart pulled together all the separate threads of Cuban discontent-social, economic, political, racial, historical-and wove them into a radical movement of enormous force."-Louis A. Prez Jr, author of Jos Mart in the United States "Oh Cuba! . . . the blood of Mart was not yours alone; it belonged to an entire race, to an entire continent; it belonged to the powerful youth who have lost probably the best of teachers; he belonged to the future!"-Rubn Daro This new edition of an elegant anthology features bilingual poetry, a revised translation, and several new pieces. It presents the full breadth of Jos Mart's work: his political essays and writings on culture, his letters, and his poetry. Readers will discover a literary genius and an insightful political commentator on troubled US-Latin America relations. |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Caribbean & Latin American - Political Science | Essays - Poetry | Caribbean & Latin American |
| Dewey: 972.910 |
| LCCN: 2006939244 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" L (1.00 lbs) 300 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - Latin America - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies |
| Features: Bibliography, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
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| Publisher Description: " Mart ] added a social agenda to the historic program of national liberation and instantly converted a movement devoted to the establishment of a new nation into a force dedicated to shaping a new society. Mart transformed rebellion into revolution. . . . Like a master weaver, Mart pulled together all the separate threads of Cuban discontent--social, economic, political, racial, historical--and wove them into a radical movement of enormous force."--Louis A. P rez Jr, author of Jos Mart in the United States "Oh Cuba . . . the blood of Mart was not yours alone; it belonged to an entire race, to an entire continent; it belonged to the powerful youth who have lost probably the best of teachers; he belonged to the future "--Rub n Dar o This new edition of an elegant anthology features bilingual poetry, a revised translation, and several new pieces. It presents the full breadth of Jos Mart 's work: his political essays and writings on culture, his letters, and his poetry. Readers will discover a literary genius and an insightful political commentator on troubled US-Latin America relations. |
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