Luis de Góngora
Romances.
Madrid: Cátedra, 1988. Letras Hispánicas, 160. Third edition. Edited by Antonio Carreño. 8437603560 491 pages.
Softcover volume, measuring approximately 4.5" x 7.25", shows light shelfwear. Binding is sound. Pages are clean and bright.
"The second half of the 16th century sees the first compilations of what we know as "Old Ballads". At the same time, the interest of contemporary poets (Góngora, Lope) in this form awoke, hence "New Ballads". The ballads of Luis de Góngora -- the greatest poet in the Castilian language -- have long been a touchstone for critics, tasked with separating the "sophisticated" ("culto") and the "popular" Góngora, the "serious" from the " humorous". This edition -- the first critical and comprehensive one on the subject -- examines how the same genius beats under Moorish, mythological, picaresque, or rustic romances."