{"product_id":"eagle-or-sun-poems-paperback","title":"Eagle or Sun?: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOctavio Paz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first major book of short prose poetry in Spanish, \u003cem\u003eEagle or Sun?\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eAguila o Sol?\u003c\/em\u003e) exerted an enormous influence on modern Latin American writing. Written in 1949-50 by Nobel Laureate Octavio Paz, \u003cem\u003eEagle or Sun?\u003c\/em\u003e has as its mythopoeic place Mexico--a country caught up in its pre-Columbian past, the world of modern imperialism, and an apocalyptic future foretold by the Aztec calendar. Indeed, three personae of the book--the goddess Itzapaplotl, the prophet clerk, the poet--are manifestations of the threefold aspects of the land. Paz himself explains: \u003cem\u003eEagle or Sun?\u003c\/em\u003e is an exploration of Mexico, yes, but at the same time, and above all, it is an exploration of the relations between language and the poet, reality and language, the poet and history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first major book of short prose poetry in Spanish, Eagle Or Sun? Exerted an enormous influence on modern Latin American writing. Written in 1949-50 by Nobel Laureate Octavio Paz, Eagle Or Sun? has as its mythopoeic 'place' Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 132\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.33 x 8.07 x 4.97 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 17, 1976\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52726439903539,"sku":"9780811206235","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/QjV2c2pkVXdmbU9PUnloQmp6TFd0UT09.webp?v=1763737217","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/eagle-or-sun-poems-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}