Canto general (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Neftalí Ricardo Reyes Basoalto
- First Published: 1950
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Genres: Poetry, Epic
- Subjects: Revolutionaries, Twentieth century, Nature, Revolutions, Poetry or poets, Birds, South America or South Americans, Latin America or Latin Americans, Animals, Spain or Spanish people, Incas
Critical Evaluation:
When Pablo Neruda succumbed to cancer in his sixty-ninth year, he left behind nine unpublished manuscripts: one prose memoir and eight collections of poetry. He had already earned world recognition as one of the most important and prolific poets of his generation. One of the works that had brought him recognition was Canto general (general song), which appeared almost exactly at the midpoint of his career. His poetic career spanned about five decades. Canto general is a work of immense scope and poetic ambition such as has been accomplished by...
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