The Cambridge Introduction to Spanish Poetry Spain and Spanish America |
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| Author:
| Walters, D. Gareth |
| Series title: | Cambridge Introductions to Literature Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-79464-0 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2002 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $41.95 |
Book Description:
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The Cambridge Introduction to Spanish Poetry comprises comprehensive survey of poetry written in Spanish, including both Iberian and Latin American writing, from the Middle Ages to the present day. Unlike most histories of literature, this one offers a non-chronological approach to the subject in order to highlight the continuity and persistence of genres and forms (epic, ballad, sonnet) and of themes and motifs (love, religious and moral poetry, satirical and pure poetry). Containing...
More DescriptionThe Cambridge Introduction to Spanish Poetry comprises comprehensive survey of poetry written in Spanish, including both Iberian and Latin American writing, from the Middle Ages to the present day. Unlike most histories of literature, this one offers a non-chronological approach to the subject in order to highlight the continuity and persistence of genres and forms (epic, ballad, sonnet) and of themes and motifs (love, religious and moral poetry, satirical and pure poetry). Containing abundant quotation, it is both an accessible and wide-ranging reference-work, designed specifically for use in courses.