Luis de Góngora y Argote, R. O. Jones (Editor)
Poems of Góngora.
Cambridge University Press, 1966. Selected, introduced and annotated b R. O. Jones. vi/161 pages.
Softcover volume, measuring approximately 5.5" x 8.5", displays shelfwear. Yellow tape of university bookstore is affixed across spine. Binding is sound. Pages are clean and without markings.
"It would be too much to say that at last Professor Jones has made Góngora "easy"; but has certainly made him more accessible. The poems he has chosen are the first "Soledad", the "Polifemo", eleven of the sonnets, thirteen of the "romances" and six "letrillas". A long introduction deals briefly with Góngora's life, and then gives solid critical guidance to the poems. It includes passages of sustained and detailed analysis which explain how characteristic poems "work" and it incorporates original insights and research. The notes are full and are designed to help the reader through the difficulties by offering critical comment."