Alfonso Reyes is perhaps the most universal of Mexican thinkers. Writing at a time when nationalism reached its peak in Mexico, his profoundly humanistic and wide-ranging literary output established the foundations of modern thought not only in his home country but also in most of Latin America. His writings cover such an encyclopedic array of themes, genres, and cultural traditions that he came to be styled "The Mexican Polygraph." The task of creating an anthology that does justice to the entire oeuvre such a writer in a ...
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Alfonso Reyes is perhaps the most universal of Mexican thinkers. Writing at a time when nationalism reached its peak in Mexico, his profoundly humanistic and wide-ranging literary output established the foundations of modern thought not only in his home country but also in most of Latin America. His writings cover such an encyclopedic array of themes, genres, and cultural traditions that he came to be styled "The Mexican Polygraph." The task of creating an anthology that does justice to the entire oeuvre such a writer in a strenuous endeavor that Jose Luis Martinez, editor of Alfonso Reyes' Complete Works, has accomplished splendidly. This volume is much needed starting point and an insightful guide thought Reyes' work.
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New. No Jacket. pp. 532. Sin duda, esta es la primera antología completa de la obra de Alfonso Reyes para los lectores angloparlantes. Reúne cronológicamente muestras excepcionales de ensayo, crónica y narrativa en apartados que incluyen los clásicos "Vision of Anáhuac" y "Our Language (Overview)", además de una sección especial de poesía. La meticulosa traducción es de Dick Verdes y la edición de José Luis Martínez, gran conocedor de la obra de Reyes y uno de los mejores críticos e historiadores mexicanos. En la cuarta de forros de la obra puede leerse: "Alfonso Reyes is perhaps the most universal of Mexican thinkers-The task of creating an anthology that does justice to the entire oeuvre of such a writer is a strenuous endeavor that José Luis Martínez, editor of Alfonso Reyes¿s Complete Works, has accomplished splendidly".
