Compiled by Ernest S. Green, Harriet von Lowenfels
Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels organize this anthology as an exercise in comparative reading: Spanish poems and English versions follow one another closely enough for sound, line, and argument to remain in view. The opening rhymed translations establish the stakes. Gaspar Núñez de Arce’s long tercet-driven “La Selva Oscura” invokes Dante, while the English “Dark Forest” exchanges its compact Spanish syntax for expansive rhyme. Shorter pairs—“Esperanza” and “Hope,” “Nunca” and “Never,” “Soneto” and “Sonnet”—show the translators making different bargains with meter and idiom.
The central gathering of Manuel Acuña moves from elegy and nocturne to civic and patriotic verse, framed by Fernando Soldevilla’s critical essay. Sections on Manuel Carpio and Fernando Calderón favor landscape, liberty, and national history; “Méjico y España” stages cultural relation directly. The South American sequence broadens the formal field through odes to the Andes, political anniversaries, storm poems, hymns to Bolívar, and brief addresses to Columbus, Washington, the sun, and a butterfly. Repeated appearances by Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda give the closing pages a recognizable lyric intelligence across public and private subjects. The volume’s form is therefore its argument: translation becomes a line-by-line negotiation among rhyme, nationalism, pedagogy, and hemispheric curiosity.
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Contents
Editorial apparatus leads into bilingual original front matter, rhymed translations, a large Manuel Acuña section, gatherings of Manuel Carpio and Fernando Calderón, “Mexico and Spain,” and South American poems. Spanish originals and English translations receive separate work-level entries, ending with a reference list of authors.
| Title | Creator | Genre / type | Reader PDF page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Editorial Introduction | Brian Kim Stefans | editorial introduction | reader PDF p. 3 |
| About This Edition | Brian Kim Stefans | digital edition apparatus | reader PDF p. 7 |
| Introduction | Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels | introduction (English) | reader PDF p. 12 |
| Introducción | Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels | introduction (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 13 |
| Notes to “The Dark Forest” | Gaspar Núñez de Arce | explanatory notes | reader PDF p. 14 |
| La Selva Oscura | Gaspar Núñez de Arce | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 17 |
| The Dark Forest | Gaspar Núñez de Arce; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 30 |
| Esperanza | Francisco M. de Olaguíbel | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 44 |
| Hope | Francisco M. de Olaguíbel; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 46 |
| Nunca | José Piug Pérez | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 47 |
| Never | José Piug Pérez; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 48 |
| Soneto | Manuel Acuña | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 49 |
| Sonnet | Manuel Acuña; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 50 |
| Canción | Uncredited in the edition | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 51 |
| Song | Uncredited poet; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 52 |
| Manuel Acuña and His Poetic Signification | Fernando Soldevilla | critical essay (English) | reader PDF p. 53 |
| Lágrimas | Manuel Acuña | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 57 |
| Tears | Manuel Acuña; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 62 |
| A la Sociedad Filoiátrica | Manuel Acuña | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 67 |
| To the Philharmonic Society | Manuel Acuña; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 70 |
| Quince de Setiembre | Manuel Acuña | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 73 |
| Fifteenth of September | Manuel Acuña; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 76 |
| Ante un Cadáver | Manuel Acuña | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 79 |
| Before a Corpse | Manuel Acuña; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 82 |
| Cinco de Mayo | Manuel Acuña | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 85 |
| Fifth of May | Manuel Acuña; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 88 |
| Nocturno | Manuel Acuña | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 91 |
| Nocturn | Manuel Acuña; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 94 |
| Adiós a … | Manuel Acuña | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 97 |
| Farewell to … | Manuel Acuña; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 99 |
| Entonces y Hoy | Manuel Acuña | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 101 |
| Then and Now | Manuel Acuña; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 104 |
| Al Poeta Mártir | Manuel Acuña | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 106 |
| To the Poet Martyr | Manuel Acuña; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 108 |
| Mentiras de la Existencia | Manuel Acuña | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 110 |
| The Illusions of Existence | Manuel Acuña; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 112 |
| Adiós a Méjico | Manuel Acuña | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 114 |
| Farewell to Mexico | Manuel Acuña; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 116 |
| Esperanza | Manuel Acuña | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 118 |
| Hope | Manuel Acuña; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 120 |
| Al Ruiseñor Mejicano | Manuel Acuña | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 122 |
| To the Mexican Nightingale | Manuel Acuña; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 124 |
| A la Patria | Manuel Acuña | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 126 |
| To the Fatherland | Manuel Acuña; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 127 |
| Méjico | Manuel Carpio | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 128 |
| Mexico | Manuel Carpio; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 134 |
| Méjico en 1847 | Manuel Carpio | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 140 |
| Mexico in 1847 | Manuel Carpio; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 144 |
| El Popocatépetl | Manuel Carpio | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 148 |
| Mount Popocatepetl | Manuel Carpio; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 151 |
| Al Río de Cosamaloápam | Manuel Carpio | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 154 |
| To the River of Cosamaloápam | Manuel Carpio; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 155 |
| El Soldado de la Libertad | Fernando Calderón | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 156 |
| The Soldier of Liberty | Fernando Calderón; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 159 |
| El Sueño del Tirano | Fernando Calderón | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 162 |
| The Tyrant’s Dream | Fernando Calderón; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 165 |
| Una Memoria | Fernando Calderón | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 168 |
| A Memory | Fernando Calderón; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 170 |
| El Porvenir | Fernando Calderón | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 172 |
| The Hereafter | Fernando Calderón; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 173 |
| A Hidalgo | Fernando Calderón | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 174 |
| To Hidalgo | Fernando Calderón; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 175 |
| Méjico y España | Juan de Dios Peza | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 176 |
| Mexico and Spain | Juan de Dios Peza; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 178 |
| Canto a la Cordillera de los Andes | Juan Godoy | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 180 |
| Song to the Cordilleras of the Andes | Juan Godoy; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 187 |
| A la Esperanza | Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 194 |
| To Hope | Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 198 |
| El Veinte y Cinco de Mayo de 1838 en Buenos-Aires | Juan Cruz Varela | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 202 |
| The 25th of May, 1838, in Buenos Aires | Juan Cruz Varela; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 205 |
| Los Trópicos | José Mármol | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 209 |
| The Tropics | José Mármol; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 213 |
| La Gloria | Alejandro Magariños Cervantes | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 216 |
| Glory | Alejandro Magariños Cervantes; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 220 |
| A la Juventud | Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 223 |
| To Youth | Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 227 |
| El Cementerio de Alegrete | Melchor Pacheco y Obes | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 230 |
| The Cemetery of Alegrete | Melchor Pacheco y Obes; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 233 |
| América | A. Lozano | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 236 |
| America | A. Lozano; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 239 |
| El Día Final | Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 241 |
| The Final Day | Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 243 |
| A la Luna | José Manuel Cortés | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 246 |
| To the Moon | José Manuel Cortés; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 248 |
| Al Libertador | José Fernández Madrid | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 250 |
| To the Liberator | José Fernández Madrid; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 252 |
| En una Tempestad | José María Heredia | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 254 |
| In a Tempest | José María Heredia; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 256 |
| El Aura de Amor | Rafael María Mendive | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 258 |
| The Breath of Love | Rafael María Mendive; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 260 |
| Crepúsculo en el Mar | Esteban Echeverría | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 262 |
| Twilight on the Ocean | Esteban Echeverría; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 263 |
| A … Versos Escritos en el Golfo Mejicano | J. A. Indarte | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 264 |
| To … Lines Written in the Mexican Gulf | J. A. Indarte; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 265 |
| A Cristóbal Colón | Rafael María Baralt | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 266 |
| To Christopher Columbus | Rafael María Baralt; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 267 |
| A Washington | Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 268 |
| To Washington | Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 269 |
| Al Sol | Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 270 |
| To the Sun | Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 271 |
| Agradecimiento | Fr. Manuel Navarrete | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 272 |
| Gratitude | Fr. Manuel Navarrete; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 273 |
| A una Mariposa | Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda | poem (Spanish) | reader PDF p. 274 |
| To a Butterfly | Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda; Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels, translators | translated poem (English) | reader PDF p. 275 |
| Names of Authors | Ernest S. Green and Harriet von Lowenfels | reference list | reader PDF p. 276 |
Contributors
- Ernest S. Green — Translator, compiler, and original introduction
- Harriet von Lowenfels — Translator, compiler, and original introduction
- Brian Kim Stefans — Editorial introduction and digital edition apparatus
- Gaspar Núñez de Arce — Poet
- Francisco M. de Olaguíbel — Poet
- José Piug Pérez — Poet
- Manuel Acuña — Poet
- Uncredited author — Poet of “Canción” / “Song”
- Fernando Soldevilla — Essayist
- Manuel Carpio — Poet
- Fernando Calderón — Poet
- Juan de Dios Peza — Poet
- Juan Godoy — Poet
- Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda — Poet
- Juan Cruz Varela — Poet
- José Mármol — Poet
- Alejandro Magariños Cervantes — Poet
- Melchor Pacheco y Obes — Poet
- A. Lozano — Poet
- José Manuel Cortés — Poet
- José Fernández Madrid — Poet
- José María Heredia — Poet
- Rafael María Mendive — Poet
- Esteban Echeverría — Poet
- J. A. Indarte — Poet
- Rafael María Baralt — Poet
- Fr. Manuel Navarrete — Poet
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Mexican and South American Poems Ernest S. Green Harriet von Lowenfels Spanish English translation San Diego 1892
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Green, Ernest S., and Harriet von Lowenfels, trans. Mexican and South American Poems: Spanish and English. Dodge & Burbeck, 1892. Text/Tech Anthologies and Documents, reader’s edition, 2026.