Antonio Machado: Selected Poems

Author: Antonio Machado
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Publish Date: 2002-07-01
Features: As a major representative of the Spanish literary movement "Generation of 1898," Machado was deeply concerned with the fate of Spain. He poured his love for his homeland and his compassion for humanity into his poetic works. Castile—the soul of Spain—became the theme he celebrated and praised. He regarded the changes in Castilian nature, from decline to revival, as a symbol of Spain's journey from decline to rejuvenation. Machado's poetry themes include land, landscape, and homeland. His early works carried modernist influences, later shifting toward an intuitive style in his "Poetry of Eternity." Hed the natural landscapes of Spain with elegant prose, focusing on social and political life. His later works often revealed profound existential perspectives and the solitude of the poet. His language is fresh and simple, resembling easy-to-recite Spanish folk songs; the connotations are deep, the descriptions meticulous, yet unadorned. This book includes 90 of the poet's masterpieces from various periods.