| Doveglion: Collected Poems Contributor(s): Garcia Villa, Jose (Author), Cowen, John Edwin (Editor), Francia, Luis H. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0143105353 ISBN-13: 9780143105350 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2008 Annotation: The centennial edition of major Filipino writer JosA(c) Garcia Villaas collected poetry Known as the aPope of Greenwich Village, a JosA(c) Garcia Villa had a special status as the only Asian poet among a group of modern literary giants in 1940s New York that included W. H. Auden, Tennessee Williams, and a young Gore Vidal. But beyond his exotic ethnicity, Villa was a global poet who was admired for athe reverence, the raptness, the depth of concentration in [his] bravely deep poemsa (Marianne Moore). "Doveglion" (Villaas pen nameafor dove, eagle, and lion) contains Villaas collected poetry, including rare and previously unpublished material. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Poetry | American - Asian American |
| Dewey: 821.912 |
| LCCN: 2008028404 |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 7.5" (0.48 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The centennial edition of major Filipino writer Jos Garcia Villa's collected poetry Known as the Pope of Greenwich Village, Jos Garcia Villa had a special status as the only Asian poet among a group of modern literary giants in 1940s New York that included W. H. Auden, Tennessee Williams, and a young Gore Vidal. But beyond his exotic ethnicity, Villa was a global poet who was admired for the reverence, the raptness, the depth of concentration in his] bravely deep poems (Marianne Moore). Doveglion (Villa's pen name for dove, eagle, and lion) contains Villa's collected poetry, including rare and previously unpublished material. For 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. |