Vrindaban (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Octavio Paz
- First Published: 1969
- Type of Work: Meditation
- Genres: Poetry, Meditation
- Subjects: 1960’s, Writing, Death or dying, India or East Indian people, Hindus or Hinduism, Automobiles, Religious life
The Poem
Ladera este (1962-1968) (East Slope, 1987), in which “Vrindaban” appears, represents Octavio Paz’s attempt to come to grips with the bewildering sights, sounds, and smells of India, where he served as Mexican ambassador from 1962 to 1968. In a note to the poem, Paz says that Vrindaban is one of the sacred cities of Hinduism. According to legend, Krishna, one of the chief Hindu gods, spent his youth in its forests, playing on his divine flute to entice the milkmaids to dance with him.
The poem develops its 163 lines of free verse through the...
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