The Cambridge Introduction to Spanish Poetry: Spain and Spanish America

ISBN-13: 9780521791229 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 236 str.

D. Gareth Walters; Gareth Walters

Opis

This comprehensive survey of Spanish poetry includes Iberian and Latin American writing from the Middle Ages to the present. Unlike most literary histories, it offers a non-chronological approach to the subject. It is arranged by genres and forms (epic, ballad, sonnet) and themes and motifs (love, religious and moral poetry, satirical and pure poetry). The wide-ranging selections in this reference make it appropriate for course use.

Recenzje

'A readable introduction to poetry in Spanish, ideal for an undergraduate course. … Profusely illustrated with quotations that receive an accurate and elegant translation in prose, the tone is didactic, the language accessible and the commentary perceptive and never prescriptive. … A pleasant volume that makes a valuable contribution to the library of students of Hispanic literature.' Forum for Modern Language Studies

Spis treści

Preface; Introduction; 1. Poets and readers; 2. The interrelationship of texts; 3. The epic and the poetry of place; 4. The ballad and the poetry of tales; 5. Songs and sonnets - popular and learned poetry; 6. Love poetry; 7. Religious and moral poetry; 8. Satire, burlesque and poetry as celebration; Appendix: Chronological list of poets cited; Bibliography; Index of names; Subject index.