内容简介
Firstpublishedin1924,VeintepoemasdeamoryunacancióndesesperadaremainsamongPabloNeruda'smostpopularwork.Daringlymetaphoricalandsensuous,thiscollectionjuxtaposesyouthfulpassionwiththedesolationofgrief.Drawnfromthepoet'smostintimateandpersonalassociations,thepoemscombineeroticismandthenaturalworldwiththeinfluenceofexpressionismandthegeniusofamasterpoet.ThiseditionfeaturesthenewlycorrectedoriginalSpanishtext,withmasterlyEnglishtranslationsbyaward-winningpoetW.S.Merwinonfacingpages.