Octavio Paz and T.S. Eliot: Modern Poetry and the Translation of Influence

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"When the sixteen-year-old Octavio Paz (1914-1998) discovered The Waste Land in Spanish translation, it 'opened the doors of modern poetry'. The influence of T S Eliot would accompany Paz throughout his career, defining many of his key poems and pronouncements. Yet Paz's attitude towards his precursor was ambivalent. Boll's study is the first to trace the history of Paz's engagement with Eliot in Latin American and Spanish periodicals of the 1930s and 40s. It reveals the fault lines that run through the work of the dominant figure in recent Mexican letters. By positioning Eliot in a Latin American context, it also offers new perspectives on one of the capital figures of Anglo-American modernism." Chapter Introduction / Tom Boll -- part I Mexican Contexts -- chapter 1 Eliot in Spanish / Tom Boll -- chapter 2 Precursors and Contemporaries / Tom Boll -- part II Me acompaña, me intriga, me irrita, me conmueve -- chapter 3 ¿Arte de tesis o arte puro? / Tom Boll -- chapter 4 Two Excursions / Tom Boll -- chapter 5 Taller / Tom Boll -- chapter 6 North America / Tom Boll -- chapter 7 Surrealism / Tom Boll -- chapter Conclusion / Tom Boll.