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Platero and I, also translated as Platero and Me (Spanish: Platero y yo), is a 1914 Spanish prose poem written by Juan Ramón Jiménez. The book is one of the most popular works by Jiménez, and unfolds around a writer and his eponymous donkey, Platero ("silvery").
- Juan Ramón Jiménez
- 1914
Feb 3, 2012 · Platero and I; translated by Eloïse Roach. by. Jiménez, Juan Ramón, 1881-1958. Publication date. 1957. Publisher. Austin, University of Texas Press. Collection. internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled.
Platero and I (1914), a poignant and charming story in poetic prose about a silver-gray donkey named Platero, is popular with children. Jimenez did not intend it...
Jul 23, 2023 · Juan Ramón Jiménez celebrates his beloved donkey Platero in a series of prose poems that blend ecstasy, melancholy, and wonder. He explores the meaning of eternity, the beauty of nature, and the art of living with tenderness and attention.
Platero and I is a collection of 135 prose poems that explore the themes of death, life, nature, and childhood in the author's native Andalusia. The poems are narrated by Platero, a silver donkey, who is the poet's companion and alter ego.
Platero and I. Paperback – January 1, 1957. This lyric portrait of life—and the little donkey, Platero—in a remote Andalusian village is the masterpiece of Juan Ramón Jiménez, the Spanish poet awarded the 1956 Nobel Prize for Literature.
- Juan Ramón Jiménez
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Jul 24, 2000 · With the pure-hearted, silent burro sometimes a witness, sometimes a participant, the routines of daily life take on a certain poignancy. Jiménez anxiously searches for and removes the long green thorn from Plateros hoof, and the donkey tenderly nuzzles him.
- Juan Ramon Jimenez, Antonio T. de Nicolas
