The Chilean-born poet collects poems on topics that range from the 1972 Chilean coup to New York at the end of the millennium. (view table of contents)

Product Description: The challenging poetry of Jose Lezama Lima has not received the critical attention it deserves. This study rectifies the critical imbalance, foregrounding the poetry in a discussion of three issues that link together disparate areas of Lezama's literary production: cultural assimilation, generation, and resurrection...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)