Author: José García Villa
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789715507127
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Here at last, insofar as possible for the meticulous and indefatigable scholar, an amazing collection of the entire corpus of Jose Garcia Villa's short stories! Through all the stories in light of that assessment, we see how Villa as fictionist gained his critical acumen in the art of fiction whereby as its critic he cleared the ground for its maturity in the development of Philippine fiction; likewise, Villa's agon with the medium of expression for substance and form led him to poetry as Doveglion: the stories are the sea, says Villa, the poems the horizon, for the sea designed the horizon.
The Collected Stories of Jose Garcia Villa
Author: José García Villa
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789715507127
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Here at last, insofar as possible for the meticulous and indefatigable scholar, an amazing collection of the entire corpus of Jose Garcia Villa's short stories! Through all the stories in light of that assessment, we see how Villa as fictionist gained his critical acumen in the art of fiction whereby as its critic he cleared the ground for its maturity in the development of Philippine fiction; likewise, Villa's agon with the medium of expression for substance and form led him to poetry as Doveglion: the stories are the sea, says Villa, the poems the horizon, for the sea designed the horizon.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789715507127
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Here at last, insofar as possible for the meticulous and indefatigable scholar, an amazing collection of the entire corpus of Jose Garcia Villa's short stories! Through all the stories in light of that assessment, we see how Villa as fictionist gained his critical acumen in the art of fiction whereby as its critic he cleared the ground for its maturity in the development of Philippine fiction; likewise, Villa's agon with the medium of expression for substance and form led him to poetry as Doveglion: the stories are the sea, says Villa, the poems the horizon, for the sea designed the horizon.
Doveglion: Collected Poems
Author: Jose Garcia Villa
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101662689
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
The renowned modernist poet of experiment and innovation known as “The Pope of Greenwich Village” and a pioneer of Filipino American poetry A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for his first U.S. poetry collection published by Viking Press in 1942, Villa was admired for “the reverence, the raptness, the depth of concentration in [his] bravely deep poems” (Marianne Moore). Doveglion (Villa’s pen name for dove, eagle, and lion) contains Villa’s collected poetry, including rare and previously unpublished material. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101662689
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
The renowned modernist poet of experiment and innovation known as “The Pope of Greenwich Village” and a pioneer of Filipino American poetry A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for his first U.S. poetry collection published by Viking Press in 1942, Villa was admired for “the reverence, the raptness, the depth of concentration in [his] bravely deep poems” (Marianne Moore). Doveglion (Villa’s pen name for dove, eagle, and lion) contains Villa’s collected poetry, including rare and previously unpublished material. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
The Anchored Angel
Author: José García Villa
Publisher: Kaya/Muae
ISBN: 9781885030283
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Jose Garcia Villa was an elusive figure in American literary circles. At the height of his career in the 1940s and 1950s, Villa was part of an elite literary circle that included Marianne Moore, e. e. cummings, Dame Edith Sitwell, Dylan Thomas, and W.H. Auden. His first book of poetry, Have Come, Am Here, won the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in 1942, the first of many other awards. Yet, despite numerous accolades, he has been largely dismissed in the United States where his reputation was built and has been criticized in Asian American studies for not being "ethnic" enough. The Anchored Angel rediscovers the work of this fierce: conoclast by reprinting a selection of his writing and providing rich secondary materials, including a complete bibliography.
Publisher: Kaya/Muae
ISBN: 9781885030283
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Jose Garcia Villa was an elusive figure in American literary circles. At the height of his career in the 1940s and 1950s, Villa was part of an elite literary circle that included Marianne Moore, e. e. cummings, Dame Edith Sitwell, Dylan Thomas, and W.H. Auden. His first book of poetry, Have Come, Am Here, won the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in 1942, the first of many other awards. Yet, despite numerous accolades, he has been largely dismissed in the United States where his reputation was built and has been criticized in Asian American studies for not being "ethnic" enough. The Anchored Angel rediscovers the work of this fierce: conoclast by reprinting a selection of his writing and providing rich secondary materials, including a complete bibliography.
Collected Stories
Author: T. D. Agcaoili
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Have Come, Am Here
Author: José García Villa
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Asian American Literature in Transition, 1930-1965: Volume 2
Author: Victor Bascara
Publisher:
ISBN: 1108835600
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 399
Book Description
Leading scholars provide illuminating and engaging perspectives on a long neglected, yet incredibly eventful, period (1930-1965) of Asian American literature.
Publisher:
ISBN: 1108835600
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 399
Book Description
Leading scholars provide illuminating and engaging perspectives on a long neglected, yet incredibly eventful, period (1930-1965) of Asian American literature.
The Bread of Salt and Other Stories
Author: N. V. M. Gonzalez
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295972750
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- A Warm Hand -- Children of the Ash-Covered Loam -- The Morning Star -- The Blue Skull and the Dark Palms -- Where's My Baby Now? -- Come and Go -- The Sea Beyond -- The Whispering Woman -- The Bread of Salt -- On the Ferry -- The Wireless Tower -- The Lives of Great Men -- The Popcorn Man -- Crossing Over -- The Tomato Game -- In the Twilight -- The Gecko and the Mermaid -- A Shelter of Bamboo and Sand -- The Long Harvest -- Glossary.
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295972750
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- A Warm Hand -- Children of the Ash-Covered Loam -- The Morning Star -- The Blue Skull and the Dark Palms -- Where's My Baby Now? -- Come and Go -- The Sea Beyond -- The Whispering Woman -- The Bread of Salt -- On the Ferry -- The Wireless Tower -- The Lives of Great Men -- The Popcorn Man -- Crossing Over -- The Tomato Game -- In the Twilight -- The Gecko and the Mermaid -- A Shelter of Bamboo and Sand -- The Long Harvest -- Glossary.
Charlie Chan Is Dead 2
Author: Jessica Hagedorn
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101161515
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 609
Book Description
More than a decade after its initial publication, the groundbreaking anthology Charlie Chan Is Dead remains the best available source for contemporary Asian American fiction. Edited by acclaimed novelist and National Book Award nominee Jessica Hagedorn, Charlie Chan Is Dead 2: At Home in the World brings together forty-two fresh, fascinating voices in Asian American writing—from classics by Jose Garcia Villa and Wakako Yamauchi to exciting new fiction from Akhil Sharma, Ruth Ozeki, Chang-Rae Lee, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Monique Truong. Sweeping in background and literary style, from pioneering writers to newly emerging voices from the Hmong and Korean communities, these exceptional works celebrate the full spectrum of Asian American experience and identities, transcending stereotypes and revealing the strength and vitality of Asian America today.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101161515
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 609
Book Description
More than a decade after its initial publication, the groundbreaking anthology Charlie Chan Is Dead remains the best available source for contemporary Asian American fiction. Edited by acclaimed novelist and National Book Award nominee Jessica Hagedorn, Charlie Chan Is Dead 2: At Home in the World brings together forty-two fresh, fascinating voices in Asian American writing—from classics by Jose Garcia Villa and Wakako Yamauchi to exciting new fiction from Akhil Sharma, Ruth Ozeki, Chang-Rae Lee, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Monique Truong. Sweeping in background and literary style, from pioneering writers to newly emerging voices from the Hmong and Korean communities, these exceptional works celebrate the full spectrum of Asian American experience and identities, transcending stereotypes and revealing the strength and vitality of Asian America today.
The Novel of Justice
Author: N.V.M Gonzalez
Publisher: Anvil Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 9712733394
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
"Since the beginning of Tagal poetry," says the author, "marginality has been upon us, standing at our back with more than paternal interest." Although not for long, he points out. The thirteen essays but comprise this volume-apprisements and avowals of our new situation, he calls them-suggest a continuity rather than an inchoateness in the Filipino imagination.
Publisher: Anvil Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 9712733394
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
"Since the beginning of Tagal poetry," says the author, "marginality has been upon us, standing at our back with more than paternal interest." Although not for long, he points out. The thirteen essays but comprise this volume-apprisements and avowals of our new situation, he calls them-suggest a continuity rather than an inchoateness in the Filipino imagination.
Appassionata
Author: José García Villa
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Love poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Love poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description