
Florentino and the Devil - Paperback
Florentino and the Devil - Paperback
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by Alberto Arvelo Torrealba (Author), Timothy Ades (Translator), Gloria Carnevali (Translator)
Florentino and the Devil, a famous poem in Venezuela, is the story of a poetic duel, a contrapunteo, between Florentino, a llanero (a cattleman of the plains) and The Devil. Singing to a traditional joropo accompaniment on harp, four-stringed guitar and maracas, the contenders improvise rapid rhymes, trading thrust and counterthrust like swordsmen, showing off their mastery and boasting of their accomplishments, each trying to reduce the other to silence.



















