Toward The Splendid City: Nobel Lecture
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Delivered in 1971 upon accepting the Nobel Prize in Literature, this luminous speech presents Pablo Neruda's profound meditation on the role of the poet in society and the enduring power of verse to unite humanity. Drawing on his own journey from the remote landscapes of Chile to the world stage, Neruda chronicles the solitary, often arduous path of the writer, arguing passionately that poetry is not a luxury but a fundamental human necessity. With soaring, lyrical prose that mirrors the grandeur of his celebrated verse, he illustrates how art emerges from the earth itself — from the lives of ordinary people, from struggle, and from an unrelenting love of the world. Toward the Splendid City stands as both a personal testament and a universal declaration, affirming that the poet's highest calling is to forge, through language, a more just and luminous civilization.
Author: Pablo Neruda
Format: Hardback
Published: 1974, Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Genre: Poetry
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Delivered in 1971 upon accepting the Nobel Prize in Literature, this luminous speech presents Pablo Neruda's profound meditation on the role of the poet in society and the enduring power of verse to unite humanity. Drawing on his own journey from the remote landscapes of Chile to the world stage, Neruda chronicles the solitary, often arduous path of the writer, arguing passionately that poetry is not a luxury but a fundamental human necessity. With soaring, lyrical prose that mirrors the grandeur of his celebrated verse, he illustrates how art emerges from the earth itself — from the lives of ordinary people, from struggle, and from an unrelenting love of the world. Toward the Splendid City stands as both a personal testament and a universal declaration, affirming that the poet's highest calling is to forge, through language, a more just and luminous civilization.