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This first general bibliography on contemporary Spanish American poets focuses on writers born between 1910 and 1952. Three generations are represented: The first, poets born 1910-1925 and including such notable figures as Octavio Paz, Jose Lezama Lima, Nicanor Parra, Gonzalo Rojas, Olga Orozco, and Alvaro Mutis, may be said to concentrate on language. The second generation, poets born 1925-1939 whose work was consolidated in the 1960s, with many exceptions are concerned with politics and history. Representative figures include Ernesto Cardenal, Roque Dalton, Juan Gelman, and Jose Emilio Pacheco. Poets of the latest generation may perhaps be characterized by awareness of the poetic sign. Though less well known, their inclusion allows the reader to incorporate the poetry of the 1980, and early 1990s into the panorama of Spanish American literature.

Providing both primary and secondary sources, this comprehensive reference work will serve scholars and students as the point of departure for research on contemporary Spanish American poetry on any of the eighty-six poets included. For each poet, the listing of original writings comprises (a) poetic works, (b) compilations and anthologies, and (c) other works, such as fiction and essays; the secondary listing consists of bibliographies and critical studies. A bibliography of general works follows and complements the listings for individual poets. It includes a general section and studies organized by countries. The poets also are entered by date of birth in a chronology along with their nationalities. An index of critics completes the work.

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• Preface
• Periodicals Adoum
• Index of Critics

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CHOICE Review

This distinguished addition to a Greenwood series should be acquired by all Latin American collections, but with the understanding that the scope is limited. The compiler has included only poets born between 1910 and 1952; further limitations will be apparent when the excellent list of "General Works" is consulted. One case in point: reliance on national bibliographies may have skewed the roster of poets in favor of those countries fortunate enough to be producing a national list. Even intensive use of the MLA bibliography does not alleviate the bias to a great degree, since political appeal may account for the fact that only Nicaragua and El Salvador represent Central America (on the premise that Mexico is not "Central American" a premise widely accepted today). On the other hand, the compiler freely admits that this is a "work in progress" and we may hope that many new names will appear in a subsequent edition. The book is well made and attractive, bearing eloquent witness to improvement in camera-ready techniques: a comparison with an earlier volume in the same series, W.W. Moseley et al., Spanish Literature, 1500-1700 (CH, Apr'85), will make the advances abundantly clear. A valuable work, and a must for all Spanish-language collections of merit, whether in public or academic libraries.-N. F. George, Kenyon College

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JACOBO SEFAMI is Assistant Professor of Spanish at New York University. He has published a book of essays, El Destierro Apacible y Otros Ensayos (1987), on five poets: Villaurrutia, Chumacero, Pessoa, Francisco Cervantes, and Haroldo de Campos, along with a book on the poetry of Gonzalo Rojas (forthcoming, 1992), both with publishers in Mexico. He has also written numerous articles and conducted several interviews in various literary journals.