Altamiranda, Daniel, "Literary Theory and Criticism," in Mexican Literature: A History , edited by David William Foster, University of Texas Press, 1994, pp. 341-63.
This essay gives the background of literary theory in Mexico. Naturally, Paz is one of the central figures discussed, but Altamiranda presents other important critics around him.
Needleman, Ruth, "Poetry and the Reader," in The Perpetual Present: The Poetry of Octavio Paz , edited by Ivar Ivask, University of Oklahoma Press, 1973, pp. 35-43.
Needleman's essay examines what makes Paz's intentions different.....
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