by Jorge Guillén · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432085437
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«Cántico» is the poetry collection by Jorge Guillén, published by Planeta in its Clásicos Universales series, in paperback (544 pages, in Spanish).
The result of some thirty years of work, Cántico is a hymn of praise to existence. Jorge Guillén, of the Generation of '27, celebrates light, air and the everyday; his attitude is summed up in his epitaph: «Aquí yace un enamorado de la vida». It is often placed alongside the poetic works of Lorca, Alberti and Cernuda.
Published in Barcelona in 1992, this edition belongs to Planeta's Clásicos Universales series. The author is one of the leading figures of the Generation of '27.
For readers who want to approach twentieth-century Spanish poetry and the key figures of the Generation of '27.
Jorge Guillén Álvarez was a Spanish poet, a member of the Generation of '27, a university teacher, a scholar and a literary critic.
