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The Great Cuban Patriot
It was wonderful to find the Marti's "Poesia Completa" book. Since I was raised and educated in Havana, I knew most of the verses by memory.It is great to have the full collection.Thanks Amazon.You did it again! ... Read more

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A biography of the famous writer and poet who inspired Cubans to fight for their freedom from the Spanish. ... Read more

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A Welcome English Addition to Jose Marti's Poetry
Jose Marti maintained a balance between his expression of paternal adoration for his young son and the violence and prolonged frustration involved in his cause, a free Cuba, as he welded these topics into exquisite poems. This first complete English edition of "Ismaelillo" can be experienced by lovers of poetry who do not read Spanish.

Poets, more than non-poets, are able to see to the heart of the words of poems. Tyler Fisher's extensive knowledge of Latin American and Spanish literature and his ability as a poet give a truer English voice to "Ismaelillo." Dr. Fisher has accomplished this translation with finesse, insight and passion. As a poet, I say, "Ole, Dr. Fisher!"

Marti: Poet and Father
This book of Marti's poetry--a reissue of the Cuban poet's first published collection of 1882, written for his then 3-year-old son--has all the impulse of a father's love and the eloquence of a poet's imaginings. Many readers know Marti primarily--if not exclusively--for the lyrics of the song "Guantanamera"; yet there is far, far more. This excellent bilingual edition (kudos to Tyler Fisher, from this writer who grew up in a bilingual household!) brings us Marti's voice: simple and profound, lyrical and fiercely imaginative, domestic and universal, to enjoy through repeated readings. (I've had the book on my desk for months now.) And Marti's love for his son and his country are so pristine and powerful that we are captivated by its universal relevance. The side-by-side bilingual rendition allows a reader who may be linguistically challenged to clarify meaning and to enjoy the fluid cadences and rhyme schemes of the original. The introduction and notes are thorough. Finally, this book by Wings Press, is handsomely printed and bound, a beautiful reproduction of the first edition of 1882. ... Read more

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De julio a octubre de 1889 Jose Marti (1853-1932) publico La Edad de Oro, una revista mensual para ninos dirigida al publico de America Latina, considerada como la obra mas relevante de su genero en lengua castellana. Se publican aqui los articulos, cuentos, poemas y relatos de la historia americana y universal que son muestra de la versatilidad e ingenio de la pluma del poligrafo cubano, especialmente interesado en la educacion de la ninez de America. ... Read more

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How would Marti's reaction be upon beholding what Cuba has become
Marti, also known to decent Cubans as "The Apostle," became one of Latin America's icons of classic literature, war patriot, compassionate human being, poet, brilliant writer and journalist.

A man of the times, he's venerated today by every grateful Cubano who embraces freedom, democracy and human dignity.

I wish I knew what his reaction would be if he sees our beloved country being raped, physically and morally destroyed, and its flag desecrated by a band of atrocious murderers, megalomaniacs and hatemongers.

Most certainly he'll experience anger, shame, or a wind that blows out the lamp of his powerful mind.

Andrew J. Rodriguez
Award-winning author: "Adios, Havana," a Memoir ... Read more

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In English and Spanish. Hardcover in pictorial binding. ... Read more

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This study analyzes the impact of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Walt Whitman on Jose Marti and his search for a political and cultural design for postcolonial Latin America. Marti integrated Emerson's call for individual self-reliance and for cultural independence from Europe, as well as Whitman's embrace of liberty and democracy and his poetry and prose reveal the formal and conceptual influence of the two North American writers. ... Read more

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Ismaelillo representa un canto lirico de vivos y fecundos sentimientos enmarcados en la vida cotidiana de un padre amoroso que contempla a su hijo, se regodea en su mundo infantil y le da consejos para que huya del dominio corruptor de lo material, pues se preocupa por su formacion como hombre honrado y justo, como digno heredero de la humanidad. Por medio de vivas imagenes tomadas de la naturaleza, expresa alli Marti lo intimo de sus emociones, su intension de dotar a la poesia de contenido mas alla de entenderla como un simple juego estetico. En estos versos palpita la habilidad artistica del poeta cubano para convertir en poesia situaciones y retratos de la vida familiar, y para encerrar emociones e ideas poeticas y filosoficamente valiosas en el estrecho molde de versos brevisimos impregnados de levedad delicada, de sabiduria de padre, de imagineria fantastica, de cegadora transparencia. ... Read more

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Abdala es una obra de referencia en el independentismo de Cuba y uno de los textos clave del modernismo. La obra transcurre en un país islámico en el que, ante una amenaza extranjera, Abdala, el protagonista, decide ir a la guerra. ... Read more

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My impression / From the back cover
This book appears to be carefully laid out to present the ideas of Jose Marti.Spanish is used on the left-hand page, English on the right, and the paragraphs are numbered for ease in matching them up.

From the back:

Revolutionary, hero of the Cuban War of Independence, poet, essayist, Jose Marti is a towering figure in the intellectual and political history of Spanish America.The thoughts gathered here in a bilingual edition show the breadth of his concerns as well as the depth and clarity of his intellect, and are still timely in the last quarter of the Twentieth Century.

Carlos Ripoll exiled himself from his native Cuba in 1960.He has lived in New York City since then, where he currently is Professor of Romance Languages at Queens College.In 1969 and 1971 he was awarded grants by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Research Center of the City University of New York to facilitate his work on Jose Marti.Professor Ripoll is the author of five books and many articles on the great Cuban thinker, as well as others on Latin American letters.
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