 The evocative poems of Octavio Paz, as featured in Pasado en claro, are nourished by Paz’ intrinsic belief that poetry constitutes "the secret religion of the modern age." A remarkable prose stylist, he also wrote a large body of essays on poetics, literary and art criticism, and Mexican history, politics, and culture. In this program, the late Nobel Laureate addresses a variety of subjects, including his ongoing interest in politics, his views on relations between Mexico and Spain, the aesthetics of surrealism, and the characteristics of great writers. (Spanish, 90 minutes, b&w)
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Item#: BVL10608
Copyright date: ©1998
VHS ISBN 978-0-7365-1836-9
DVD ISBN 978-0-7365-6422-9
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"El sur"
In this story, a descendant of famous ancestors dreams of more heroic times ... until a serious accident takes him to the doors of death, where the past and the present mingle-and where he meets his final destiny. An RTVE Production. (Spanish, 58 min...(more details) |
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Juan Rulfo
Unlike the reputations of many of his more prolific contemporaries, Juan Rulfo's is based on only two works: Pedro Paramo, one of the few Latin American novels of that time to successfully lay bare the inner lives of country people, and El llano en l...(more details) |
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Julio Cortazar
Influenced by Jean Cocteau, Jules Verne, Alfred Jarry, and Jorge Luis Borges, it is not surprising that Julio Cortazar created a body of surrealist literature that depicts the world as a phantasmagoric maze. In this program, the late author reflects ...(more details) |
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Alejo Carpentier
In his writings, Alejo Carpentier strove to incorporate "the marvelous," a version of reality that he maintained was indigenous to the Americas. In this program, the late author/musicologist elaborates on his Los pasos perdidos, El siglo de las luces...(more details) |
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Mario Vargas Llosa: In Love with Peru
The writings of Mario Vargas Llosa-penetrating studies of Peruvian life-demonstrate the author's lifelong commitment to social change. In this program, Vargas Llosa, winner of the Cervantes Prize and widely regarded as Peru's most interesting novelis...(more details) |
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