Spain's great lyric poet, Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836-1870), is famed
both for his poetry and his fiction. Bécquer's celebrated Rhymes
consists of sixty-six of the most splendid poems written in Spain in the
nineteenth century. As the Alvarez Quintero brothers said, All his
poetry is moonlight. And the six tales from Bécquer's Legends,
shimmering between romance and fantasy, show why his prose is recognized
as among the best from the Spanish Romantic tradition.
Editor Stanley Appelbaum provides sensitive, accurate English
translations on the pages facing the original Spanish, as well as an
informative introduction to the author's life and work. This volume is a
treasure for students and teachers of Spanish language and literature
and for lovers of poetry and storytelling.