[New-Poetry] Apocryphal Lorca

[jforjames at aol.com]

http://pressblog.uchicago.edu/2009/03/27/the_origins_of_apocryphal_lorc.html


The origins of Apocryphal Lorca


Next month, the Press will publish Apocryphal Lorca: Translation, Parody, Kitsch by Jonathan Mayhew. Exploring the afterlife of this legendary Spanish writer in the poetic culture of the United States, Mayhew examines how Lorca in English translation has become a specifically American poet, adapted to American cultural and ideological desiderata—one that bears little resemblance to the original corpus, or even to Lorca's Spanish legacy. An assessment of Lorca's considerable influence on the American literary scene of the latter half of the twentieth century, the book uncovers fundamental truths about contemporary poetry, the uses and abuses of translation, and Lorca himself.


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