Selected Poems of Luis de Góngora

Making Luis de Góngora’s work available to contemporary English-language readers without denying his historical context,  Selected Poems of Luis de Góngora  presents him as not only one of the greatest and most complex poets of his time, but also the funniest and most charismatic. From longer works, such as “The Fable of Polyphemus and Galatea,” to shorter ballads, songs, and sonnets, John Dent-Young’s free translations capture Góngora’s intensely musical voice and transmit the individ