The Labyrinth of Solitude ; The Other Mexico ; Return to the Labyrinth of Solitude ; Mexico and the United States ; The Philanthropic Ogre
Title | The Labyrinth of Solitude ; The Other Mexico ; Return to the Labyrinth of Solitude ; Mexico and the United States ; The Philanthropic Ogre PDF eBook |
Author | Octavio Paz |
Publisher | Grove Press |
Total Pages | 408 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780802150424 |
First pub. 1950. Tale of the conquered of Mexico in 1521 and its aftermath.
Conjunctions and Disjunctions
Title | Conjunctions and Disjunctions PDF eBook |
Author | Octavio Paz |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | 999 |
Release | 2011-09-22 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1628721715 |
Fascinated by the polarity of being, Paz has boldly attempted to write a "history of man". Unlike countless other histories that simply chronicle civilizations and cultures, Paz's work explores the human heart, the meaning of human nature, and the duality that exists within all beings.
The Life and Times of Mexico
Title | The Life and Times of Mexico PDF eBook |
Author | Earl Shorris |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | 801 |
Release | 2012-01-09 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 039334374X |
A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year. "A work of scope and profound insight into the divided soul of Mexico." —History Today The Life and Times of Mexico is a grand narrative driven by 3,000 years of history: the Indian world, the Spanish invasion, Independence, the 1910 Revolution, the tragic lives of workers in assembly plants along the border, and the experiences of millions of Mexicans who live in the United States. Mexico is seen here as if it were a person, but in the Aztec way; the mind, the heart, the winds of life; and on every page there are portraits and stories: artists, shamans, teachers, a young Maya political leader; the rich few and the many poor. Earl Shorris is ingenious at finding ways to tell this story: prostitutes in the Plaza Loreto launch the discussion of economics; we are taken inside two crucial elections as Mexico struggles toward democracy; we watch the creation of a popular "telenovela" and meet the country's greatest living intellectual. The result is a work of magnificent scope and profound insight into the divided soul of Mexico.
Alternating Current
Title | Alternating Current PDF eBook |
Author | Octavio Paz |
Publisher | Skyhorse |
Total Pages | 999 |
Release | 2011-09-15 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1628721685 |
In its front-page review of Alternating Current, The New York Times Book Review called Octavio Paz “an intellectual literary one-man band” for his ability to write incisively and with dazzling originality about a wide range of subjects. This collection of his essays is divided into three parts. Part 1 sets forth his credo as an artist and poet, steeped in his knowledge of world literature and Mexican art and history and buttressed by readings of writers from Mexican poet Luis Cernuda to D. H. Lawrence, Malcolm Lowry, André Breton, and Carlos Fuentes. Part 2 deals with themes such as Western individualism versus plurality and flux in Eastern philosophy, atheism versus belief, nihilism, liberated man, and versions of paradise. In Part 3, Paz writes of politics and ethics in essays on revolt and revolution, existentialism, Marxism, the third world, and the new face of Latin America. A scintillating thinker and a prescient voice on emerging world culture, Paz reveals himself here as “a man of electrical passions, paradoxical visions, alternating currents of thoughts, and feeling that runs hot but never cold” (Christian Science Monitor).
The Other Mexico: Critique of the Pyramid
Title | The Other Mexico: Critique of the Pyramid PDF eBook |
Author | Octavio Paz |
Publisher | New York : Grove Press |
Total Pages | 148 |
Release | 1972-01-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780394177731 |
Examines the historical development of the character and culture of modern Mexico, paying special attention to recent political unrest
The Labyrinth of Solitude
Title | The Labyrinth of Solitude PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 416 |
Release | 2001-06 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780141184739 |
Octavio Paz has long been acknowledged as Mexico's foremost writer and critic. In this international classic, Paz has written one of the most enduring and powerful works ever created on Mexico and its people, character, and culture. Compared to Ortega y Gasset's The Revolt of the Masses for its trenchant analysis, this collection contains his most famous work, "The Labyrinth of Solitude," a beautifully written and deeply felt discourse on Mexico's quest for identity that gives us an unequalled look at the country hidden behind "the mask." Also included are "The Other Mexico," "Return to the Labyrinth of Solitude," "Mexico and the United States," and "The Philanthropic Ogre," all of which develop the themes of the title essay and extend his penetrating commentary to the United States and Latin America.
Pedro Páramo
Title | Pedro Páramo PDF eBook |
Author | Juan Rulfo |
Publisher | University of Texas Press |
Total Pages | 180 |
Release | 2002-11-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780292771215 |
Beseeched by his dying mother to locate his father, Pedro Paramo, whom they fled from years ago, Juan Preciado sets out for Comala. Comala is a town alive with whispers and shadows--a place seemingly populated only by memory and hallucinations. 49 photos.