<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Begun in 1939, barely four months after the close of the Spanish Civil War, these poems by the Nobel Laureate poet Vicente Aleixandre were written during a period of hardship and despair. In spite of his surroundings Aleixandre created the splendor of the shadow of a lost paradise that consisted of memory, nostalgia, yearning and illusion. This is the first full English version. The original Spanish text is included.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>Begun in 1939 barely four months after the close of the Spanish Civil War, these poems by the Nobel Laureate poet Vicente Aleixandre were written during a period of hardship and despair.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Poems like 'The Poet' and 'Body and Soul' ring with a sad beauty that places Aleixandre alongside Antonio Machado and Federico Garcia Lorca as one of Spain's greatest poets."--"The Bloomsbury Review<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Vicente Aleixandre</b> (1898-1984) was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1977. <b>Hugh A. Harter</b> is Professor Emeritus of Modern Languages at Ohio Wesleyan University.
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