Extremes and Moderations: A Historical Archive of Los Angeles and Southern California Poetry

THE TEXT/TECH PAPERS

Luis A. Torres organizes seventy-one bilingual poems from El Clamor Publico, El Nuevo Mundo, and La Gaceta into eight sections: lyrical, occasional, philosophical, religious, social, patriotic, historical, and humorous. Spanish texts precede English translations, allowing recurrent forms—love lyric, elegy, ode, satire, public commemoration—to be read across language and newspaper context. "Ella y yo" opens the lyrical group; the social poems turn from corporal punishment and justice to imperial politics and money; the historical sequence includes collective Cinco de Mayo tributes; and the humorous close uses anecdote, epigram, and parody. Volume II changes method. Torres supplies a social history of Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Santa Barbara, explains his translation practice, and then analyzes each genre before tracing a movement from imitation toward diversification. The resulting book is both anthology and critical study: poetic form, translation, and civic history continually test one another. This revised reading edition preserves that two-volume argument and records the first reader-PDF page of every poem and analytical section.

Complete Digital Reading Edition, Revised · Public PDF

Contents

Volume I contains 71 bilingual poems arranged in eight genre groups: lyrical, occasional, philosophical, religious, social, patriotic, historical, and humorous. Volume II adds California social history, translation method, eight genre analyses, a conclusion, and bibliography.

TitleCreatorGenre / typeReader PDF page
Note on the Reading EditionBrian Kim StefansEditorial notereader PDF p. 2
IntroductionLuis A. TorresIntroductionreader PDF p. 7
Volume I: Poetry AnthologyLuis A. TorresAnthology sectionreader PDF p. 16
ContentsLuis A. TorresContentsreader PDF p. 17
Ella y yo / She and IAnonymousBilingual poem - lyricalreader PDF p. 23
A ella / To HerJ. E. G.Bilingual poem - lyricalreader PDF p. 25
A mi María Antonia / To My Maria AntoniaF. P. R.Bilingual poem - lyricalreader PDF p. 27
A la Señorita M.R.L. / To the Lady M. R. L.E. Q. R.Bilingual poem - lyricalreader PDF p. 31
A ti / To YouR. M. B.Bilingual poem - lyricalreader PDF p. 33
Las quejas de Clara / Clara's LamentJ. G. T.Bilingual poem - lyricalreader PDF p. 35
A una memoria / To A MemoryAnonymousBilingual poem - lyricalreader PDF p. 39
El pirata / The PirateSuárezBilingual poem - lyricalreader PDF p. 42
El vacío del alma / The Void In My SoulA. GallardoBilingual poem - lyricalreader PDF p. 46
Las estrellas / The StarsA. GallardoBilingual poem - lyricalreader PDF p. 52
A María de Los... / To Maria of Los...A. ArdinesBilingual poem - lyricalreader PDF p. 58
Una Cruz / A CrossF. I.Bilingual poem - lyricalreader PDF p. 60
A L.... / To L...DantésBilingual poem - lyricalreader PDF p. 62
Poesía al público / Poetry to the PublicJ. GutiérrezBilingual poem - lyricalreader PDF p. 64
¿Qué más quieres tú? / What More Do You Desire?J. GutiérrezBilingual poem - lyricalreader PDF p. 66
A mi amada llorando / To My Weeping LoveDantésBilingual poem - lyricalreader PDF p. 68
A una hermosa / To A Fair OneF. N. GutiérrezBilingual poem - lyricalreader PDF p. 72
La muger / WomanF. N. GutiérrezBilingual poem - lyricalreader PDF p. 74
A Laura / To LauraDantésBilingual poem - lyricalreader PDF p. 77
¿Olvidarte? Nunca / Forget You? NeverDantésBilingual poem - lyricalreader PDF p. 81
A una desconocida / To An Unknown WomanDantésBilingual poem - lyricalreader PDF p. 83
Ciudad de Santa... / City of Santa...F. N. GutiérrezBilingual poem - lyricalreader PDF p. 87
Les cantaré / Bachelor's SongAnonymousBilingual poem - lyricalreader PDF p. 91
Elegía a Doña Pico / Elegy to Madam PicoAnonymousBilingual poem - occasionalreader PDF p. 96
A la célebre prima... / Prima Donna RichingsA. GallardoBilingual poem - occasionalreader PDF p. 100
Muerte del jovencito... / Death of Pablo...DantésBilingual poem - occasionalreader PDF p. 110
La voz tremenda / The Tremendous VoiceF. N. GutiérrezBilingual poem - occasionalreader PDF p. 114
Un paseo / An ExcursionF. N. GutiérrezBilingual poem - occasionalreader PDF p. 120
Paseo en el campo / An Excursion to...F. N. GutiérrezBilingual poem - occasionalreader PDF p. 124
Una lágrima / A TeardropR. GonzalesBilingual poem - philosophicalreader PDF p. 127
Imitación / ImitationAnonymousBilingual poem - philosophicalreader PDF p. 131
Verdades filosóficas / Philosophical TruthsDantésBilingual poem - philosophicalreader PDF p. 135
El tiempo / TimeDantésBilingual poem - philosophicalreader PDF p. 139
A E.... / To E....DantésBilingual poem - philosophicalreader PDF p. 142
Reflecciones en un... / Reflections in a...DantésBilingual poem - philosophicalreader PDF p. 144
En la orilla... / On the Shore of...F. N. GutiérrezBilingual poem - philosophicalreader PDF p. 148
A la religión / To ReligionJ. N.Bilingual poem - religiousreader PDF p. 153
Las hermanas de... / Sisters of CharityD. S.Bilingual poem - religiousreader PDF p. 157
El gólgota / GolgothaM. V.Bilingual poem - religiousreader PDF p. 161
La Madre de Dios / To The Virgin MaryDantésBilingual poem - religiousreader PDF p. 167
La Magdalena / To Mary MagdalenDantésBilingual poem - religiousreader PDF p. 175
Acuérdense... / Remember...AnonymousBilingual poem - socialreader PDF p. 180
Azotes / Give Them Lashings!AnonymousBilingual poem - socialreader PDF p. 182
Justicia / JusticeAnonymousBilingual poem - socialreader PDF p. 188
Que el cielo os dé... / May Heaven Grant...J. B. H. HaroBilingual poem - socialreader PDF p. 192
Décimas amorosas... / Austrian's Stanzas...Cura de T.Bilingual poem - socialreader PDF p. 201
A los prestamistas... / Sonnet to MaximilianCura de T.Bilingual poem - socialreader PDF p. 205
Elegía a Dr. Miranda / Death of Dr. MirandaCura de T.Bilingual poem - socialreader PDF p. 207
El Cura aprendiendo / Cura Learns EnglishCura de T.Bilingual poem - socialreader PDF p. 211
Al anochecer / At NightfallJ. M. VigilBilingual poem - socialreader PDF p. 216
Un sueño / A DreamF. G. R.Bilingual poem - socialreader PDF p. 222
Don Dinero / Lord MoneyAnonymousBilingual poem - socialreader PDF p. 228
Oda patriótica / Patriotic OdeA. GallardoBilingual poem - patrioticreader PDF p. 231
Colombia a Perú / Colombia To PeruA. ArdinesBilingual poem - patrioticreader PDF p. 239
Horas serias del Cura / Priest In A Serious...Cura de T.Bilingual poem - patrioticreader PDF p. 241
A Méjico / To Mexico, Sept. 16A. GallardoBilingual poem - patrioticreader PDF p. 245
Sueño y visión de... / A Patriot's DreamDantésBilingual poem - patrioticreader PDF p. 254
El Nuevo Mundo / The New WorldJ. M. C.Bilingual poem - historicalreader PDF p. 263
A la gentil Carlota / Elegant CarlotaCura de T.Bilingual poem - historicalreader PDF p. 265
Salve del austriaco / Hail Mary for...A. ArdinesBilingual poem - historicalreader PDF p. 270
Héroes del Cinco de Mayo (De Los Angeles) / Heroes of the Cinco de MayoM. Gonzales, et al.Bilingual poem - historicalreader PDF p. 273
El Cinco de Mayo (De Virginia City, Nevada) / On the Cinco de MayoA. Gonzales, et al.Bilingual poem - historicalreader PDF p. 283
Homenajes de gratitud (De Los Angeles) / Homages of GratitudeRoldán, et al.Bilingual poem - historicalreader PDF p. 287
España / SpainDantésBilingual poem - historicalreader PDF p. 295
FabioAnonymousBilingual poem - humorousreader PDF p. 300
Un cuento / A StoryAnonymousBilingual poem - humorousreader PDF p. 302
Una visita / A VisitF. M.Bilingual poem - humorousreader PDF p. 304
Epigrama / EpigramAnonymousBilingual poem - humorousreader PDF p. 322
Una sátira / A SatireDantésBilingual poem - humorousreader PDF p. 324
¡Buena creencia! / A Foolish...GutiérrezBilingual poem - humorousreader PDF p. 328
A la Dulcinea de... / To Dulcinea of...DantésBilingual poem - humorousreader PDF p. 332
Volume II: Poetry AnalysisLuis A. TorresCritical-study sectionreader PDF p. 342
Transformations, Social and Poetic: An IntroductionLuis A. TorresCritical introductionreader PDF p. 343
Social History of CaliforniaLuis A. TorresHistorical chapterreader PDF p. 347
Los AngelesLuis A. TorresHistorical subsectionreader PDF p. 353
San FranciscoLuis A. TorresHistorical subsectionreader PDF p. 354
Santa BarbaraLuis A. TorresHistorical subsectionreader PDF p. 357
Translation Literature and PracticeLuis A. TorresTranslation-studies chapterreader PDF p. 360
Translation of the PoetryLuis A. TorresTranslation notereader PDF p. 364
Analysis of the Poetry: IntroductionLuis A. TorresCritical introductionreader PDF p. 375
I. Lyrical Poetry AnalysisLuis A. TorresCritical chapterreader PDF p. 379
II. Occasional Poetry AnalysisLuis A. TorresCritical chapterreader PDF p. 388
III. Philosophical Poetry AnalysisLuis A. TorresCritical chapterreader PDF p. 393
IV. Religious Poetry AnalysisLuis A. TorresCritical chapterreader PDF p. 396
Movement from Imitation to DiversificationLuis A. TorresCritical chapterreader PDF p. 399
V. Social Protest Poetry AnalysisLuis A. TorresCritical chapterreader PDF p. 401
VI. Patriotic Poetry AnalysisLuis A. TorresCritical chapterreader PDF p. 412
VII. Historical Poetry AnalysisLuis A. TorresCritical chapterreader PDF p. 416
VIII. Humorous Poetry AnalysisLuis A. TorresCritical chapterreader PDF p. 422
ConclusionLuis A. TorresConclusionreader PDF p. 425
BibliographyLuis A. TorresBibliographyreader PDF p. 428
Publisher's DescriptionFloricanto PressSource paratextreader PDF p. 432
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Publication details
Subjects and editorial notes

Subjects

Keywords

Luis A. Torres Chicano poetry El Clamor Público El Nuevo Mundo La Gaceta Spanish English translation

Continuity notes

Part of the shared Anthologies and Documents collection.

Edition note

The formatted edition presents the complete source text in a stable, searchable reading format with modern navigation. The August 30, 2026 correction pass removed scan-edge characters that had entered verse lines, repaired damaged names and words, restored clipped place text, normalized several dialogue lines, and rebuilt a fragmented English footnote in correct reading order. Source scans remain private editorial evidence and are not part of the public upload.

Source note

The reset Volume I contents were checked line by line: 71 bilingual poem entries retain the source's display titles, credit forms, genre grouping, and first reader-PDF pages. Volume II locators were checked against the linked bookmark tree. Ellipses in several titles are present in the source contents.

Rights and citation

Copyright notice

The 1994 source compilation, translations, critical prose, and included works may remain protected. This editorial record makes no item-level rights determination.

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Suggested citation

Torres, Luis A. The World of Early Chicano Poetry, 1846-1910: California Poetry, 1855-1881. Floricanto Press, 1994. Text/Tech Anthologies and Documents, reader's edition, 2026.