{"product_id":"political-poetry-in-the-wake-of-the-second-spanish-republic-9781498547703","title":"Political Poetry in the Wake of the Second","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom notions of art for art's sake to committed poetry, it may seem that poets cannot achieve reconciliation between the politics and poetry. However, among committed Communist poets of the 20th century of the Spanish-speaking world, three poets stand out as examples of a search to bring together their political and their poetic commitments: Rafael Alberti, Nicolás Guillén, and Pablo Neruda. Political Poetry in the Wake of the Second Spanish Republic analyzes the simultaneous development of politics and poetics in these three Spanish-language poets as it was nurtured by the Second Spanish Republic (1931-1939). Beginning in these years, Alberti, Guillén, and Neruda strove to tackle the challenge of committing to their own independent poetic projects and to their politics at the same time. Later, these three poets maintained their Communist Party affiliation until their deaths and produced collection after collection of quality poetry. Despite the differences in their overall poetic traj\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrologue Chapter 1: Intellectuals and the Second Spanish Republic Chapter 2: Rafael Alberti: Between Aesthetics and Politics Chapter 3: Pablo Neruda: Epic Revolutionary Poet Chapter 4: Nicolás Guillén: Racial Democracy Conclusions Bibliography  About the Author","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040746537303,"sku":"9781498547703","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781498547703.jpg?v=1750947709","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/political-poetry-in-the-wake-of-the-second-spanish-republic-9781498547703","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}