Federico García Lorca wrote these poems during his stay in New York in 1929 and 1930, when he studied at Columbia University and saw the Wall Street crash. The collection views the city through a surrealist lens, with images of skyscrapers, crowds, machines, and loneliness, and with moving poems on Harlem, Black Americans, and the suffering of the poor. Among the pieces are the Ode to Walt Whitman and the poem on the Cathedral. His style is darker and more fragmented than the lyricism of his earlier Andalusian poems.
It suits readers of modern poetry and Spanish literature, and anyone who wants to see how an outsider saw New York in the Depression. It is a rewarding read for those who like bold, difficult imagery.
Deep, inward-looking and open-ended; a moderate read.
Best for readers like The Literary Connoisseur. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 1996
- Publisher
- Ediciones Cátedra
- ISBN
- 9788437607252
- Language
- ES
