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History of Spanish and Portuguese literature (Volume I)

History of Spanish and Portuguese literature (Volume I)

Bouterwek, Friedrich

Paperback

GermanLiterary CriticismGeneral European History

ISBN10: 935370135X
ISBN13: 9789353701352
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: May 15 2019
Pages: 632
Weight: 1.74
Height: 1.40 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Step into the libraries of Spain and Portugal at the moment modern criticism was being born. A map for Iberian letters. Friedrich Bouterwek, a leading voice in European romantic criticism, offers a wide-ranging literary history survey that connects poems, plays, chronicles and epics to the cultures that shaped them. Written as 19th century literary studies were defining the very idea of a national canon, this volume reads like both narrative and judgement: clear, opinionated, and richly informed scholarly literary criticism. From the medieval roots of the Iberian literary canon to the brilliance of golden age Spanish literature and the enduring pull of Spanish and Portuguese classics, Bouterwek works as a guide to reputation and influence. His perspective makes this an invaluable comparative literature reference, placing Spanish literature history and Portuguese literature history side by side and tracing the exchanges that bound the peninsula to wider Europe. For students it remains a usable university literature textbook; for researchers an academic research reference that still sparks argument; for collectors it is a cornerstone of classic-language scholarship in translation. Casual readers will enjoy the brisk portraits of authors and movements; classic-literature collectors will value a work that helped shape the way Europe read Iberia, and that still illuminates what belongs in a canon, and why across languages and centuries. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today -- a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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