Juan Ramón Jiménez
Born 23 December 1881 · Died 29 May 1958
From Moguer, Andalusia, Spain · Nationality: Spain
Juan Ramón Jiménez Mantecón (Moguer, Spain, December 23, 1881 – San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 29, 1958) was a Spanish poet and an essential figure in poetry written in Spanish and in contemporary Western poetry. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1956 for the whole of his work ("an example of lofty spirit and artistic purity"), among which the lyrical prose book *Platero and I* stands out.
Quotes
“Platero is a small donkey, a soft, hairy donkey: so soft to the touch that he might be said to be made of cotton, with no bones. Only the jet mirrors of his eyes are hard like two black crystal scarabs.”
Platero and I, Chapter 1 “This short book, where joy and sadness are twins, like the ears of Platero, was written for … I have no idea for whom! … For whomever lyric poets write …”
Platero and I, p. xv “And the food for the soul passes, candid and free, without paying tribute to the customs.”
Platero and I, Chapter 2 “Literature is a state of culture, poetry is a state of grace, before and after culture.”
"Poetry and Literature" 1941 , as translated in Selected Writings 1957 . “I have a feeling that my boat / has struck, down there in the depths, / against a great thing. / And nothing / happens! Nothing … Silence … Waves.”
"Oceans", as translated by Robert Bly; quoted in Opening Our Moral Eye : Essays,
Quotes from Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Books by Juan Ramón Jiménez in order
Books by Juan Ramón Jiménez in the order they were published, from Pastorales (1911) to Romances De Coral Gables (2013).
- 1Pastorales
Pastorales1911 - 2Melancolía
Melancolía1912 - 3Platero and I
Platero and I1914 - 4Estío (1915)
Estío (1915)1916 - 5Leyenda, 1896-1956
Leyenda, 1896-19561917 - 6Primeros Libros De Poesía
Primeros Libros De Poesía1959 - 7La Estacion Total Con Las Canciones De La Nueva Luz
La Estacion Total Con Las Canciones De La Nueva Luz2002 - 8Sevilla
Sevilla2002 - 9Platero and I PaperbackPlatero and I Paperback2003
- 10Libros de amor : 1911-1912 : libro inédito
Libros de amor : 1911-1912 : libro inédito2007 - 11Arias TristesArias Tristes2010
- 12Romances De Coral Gables
Romances De Coral Gables2013 - 13Antologia Poetica
Antologia Poetica - 14Con el carbón del sol
Con el carbón del sol - 15Edición del centenario
Edición del centenario - 16El Iris Magico/ The Magic Iris
El Iris Magico/ The Magic Iris - 17El modernismo
El modernismo - 18Estética y ética estética
Estética y ética estética - 19Laberinto
Laberinto - 20Platero Und Ich. Andalusische Elegie
Platero Und Ich. Andalusische Elegie - 21Selected Writings of Juan Ramon Jimenez
Selected Writings of Juan Ramon Jimenez - 22The Complete Perfectionist
The Complete Perfectionist - 23Voces De Mi Copla ; Romances De Coral Gables
Voces De Mi Copla ; Romances De Coral Gables