José-Maria de Heredia Books

José-Maria de Heredia was a pivotal figure in the Parnassian literary movement, which championed formal perfection and the technical mastery of verse. Reacting against the outpouring of personal sentiment, these poets deliberately suppressed individual emotion in their work, a principle Heredia embodied in his own compositions. Though his output was scant, his sonnets are celebrated for their exquisite craftsmanship and their evocation of timeless themes drawn from nature and humanity. They stand as exemplars of technical skill in modern poetry.