The Literature of the Spanish People From Roman Times to the Present Day [Paperback]

This wide-ranging account of Spanish literature from Roman times to the present, has won praise from every quarter for its original and enthusiastic approach.A paperback of Gerald Brenans account of Spanish literature from Roman times to the present, which has won praise from every quarter for its original and enthusiastic approach, its wide-ranging scholarship and elegant style. First published in paperback in 1976, this book remains a useful study of Spanish literary history.A paperback of Gerald Brenans account of Spanish literature from Roman times to the present, which has won praise from every quarter for its original and enthusiastic approach, its wide-ranging scholarship and elegant style. First published in paperback in 1976, this book remains a useful study of Spanish literary history.A paperback of Gerald Brenan's account of Spanish literature from Roman times to the present, which has won praise from every quarter for its original and enthusiastic approach, its wide-ranging scholarship and elegant style. First published in paperback in 1976, this book remains a useful study of Spanish literary history.Prefaces; 1. The Roman and Visgothic periods; 2. The Arab period; 3. The early Middle Ages; The archpriest of Hita; 5. The late Middle Ages; 6. The period of the Catholic kings; 7. The Siglo de Oro. Charles V and Phillip II; 8. Cervantes; 9. Lope de Vega and the new comedy; 10. G?ngora and the new poetry; 11. Quevedo and Graci?n; 12. Calderon and the late drama; 13. The eighteenth century; 14. Nineteenth-century poetry and poetic drama; 15. Nineteenth-century prose; 16. The twentieth century; 17. Postscript; Appendix; Bibliography; Glossary; Index.