by Juan Ramón Jiménez · Alianza Editorial Sa · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420618517
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«Platero y yo» is the Andalusian elegy in poetic prose by Juan Ramón Jiménez, published by Alianza Editorial in paperback (179 pages, in Spanish).
In this work, Juan Ramón Jiménez evokes his native village, Moguer, and the life shared with his donkey Platero through brief lyrical vignettes. The book describes the Andalusian landscape and reflects on life, death and friendship, with an elegiac tone.
The work was written between 1907 and 1916. This 1985 edition belongs to the El Libro de Bolsillo collection, number 851, from Alianza Editorial. Juan Ramón Jiménez received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1956.
Common reading in secondary school and university, and a classic for Spanish-speaking readers of all ages.
Juan Ramón Jiménez Mantecón was a Spanish poet, a prolific writer who received the 1956 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his lyrical poetry, which in the Spanish language constitutes an example of high spirit and artistic purity". One of Jiménez's most important contributions to modern poetry was his advocacy of the concept of "pure poetry".
