Paz, Octavio
El laberinto de la soledad
- ISBN 13:
- 9788437633992
- author:
- Paz, Octavio
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Ediciones Càtedra
- language:
- Spanish
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Dimensions:
- 3.2 x 10.8 x 10.8 centimeters (0
- Genre:
- Reference & Language, Languages, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
El laberinto de la soledad is a seminal work of modern Spanish prose, offering a critical reflection on the modern world. This influential essay collection has had a profound impact on the thought and literature of the Spanish-speaking world, and its ideas have resonated across languages. In the context of Spanish intellectual history, El laberinto de la soledad belongs to the tradition of the essay as a means of exploring national identity. The book is a critical interpretation of Mexico's historical reality, and its author, Octavio Paz, describes it as a work within the French tradition of "moralism". This edition revises and corrects the earlier published version, and includes additional texts, particularly the title piece and the "Posdata", which were added to the 8th volume of Paz's complete works in 1993.