Pablo Neruda

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Pablo Neruda

• Chiles most beloved poet

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Chile

• About twice the size of Montana
• Pop. of 15 million
• 89 Roman Catholic

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The life and times of Pablo Neruda

• Born in Parral, Chile in 1904
• Father was a government railway worker
• Published poems under a false name

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More fun facts about Neruda

• Began long career as diplomat in 1927
• Influenced by Spanish Surrealists
• Died of Leukemia in 1973
• Won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971

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Original name Neftalí Ricardo Reyes Basoalto
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Surrealism
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• Surrealism attempts to
• shock the mind into a new way of thinking
• Free the mind from conscious control
• Blend the concepts of fantasy and reality

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Pablo Neruda - The Odist
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Ode - A poem of celebration
Neruda Ode to My socks
Keats Ode to a Grecian Urn
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