{"product_id":"the-solitudes-a-dual-language-edition-with-parallel-text-paperback-1","title":"The Solitudes: A Dual-Language Edition with Parallel Text - 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\u003eLuis de Gongora\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEdith Grossman\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eEdith Grossman\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn epic masterpiece of world literature, in a magnificent new translation by one if the most acclaimed translators of our time\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA towering figure of the Renaissance, Luis de Ggora pioneered poetic forms so radically different from the dominant aesthetic of his time that he was derided as \"the Prince of Darkness.\" The Solitudes, his magnum opus, is an intoxicatingly lush novel-in-verse that follows the wanderings of a shipwrecked man who has been spurned by his lover. Wrenched from civilization and its attendant madness, the desolate hero is transported into a natural world that is at once menacing and sublime. In this stunning edition Edith Grossman captures the breathtaking beauty of a work that represents one of the high points of poetic achievement in any language. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLuis de Ggora\u003c\/b\u003e (1561-1627) is among the most prominent figures of the Spanish Golden Age. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdith Grossman\u003c\/b\u003e (translator) is the acclaimed translator of \u003ci\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as books by Gabriel Garc僘 M疵quez, Mario Vargas Llosa, and Carlos Fuentes. She is the recipient of the inaugural Queen Sofia Spanish Institute Translation Prize, the PEN\/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation, the Ottaway Award for the Promotion of International Literature, and a Guggenheim fellowship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlberto Manguel\u003c\/b\u003e (introducer) is the bestselling author of dozens of books, including \u003ci\u003eA History of Reading\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Dictionary of Imaginary Places\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 7.99 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 29, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52729131073843,"sku":"9780143106722","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/8WUqh01FbJ9780143106722_da9ba870-7c6d-4b32-a804-e93f00230384.webp?v=1763801823","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-solitudes-a-dual-language-edition-with-parallel-text-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}