D. Gareth Walters, Gareth Walters

The Cambridge Introduction to Spanish Poetry

Spain and Spanish America

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Cambridge Introduction to Spanish Poetry comprises an extended survey of poetry written in Spanish from the Middle Ages to the present day, including both Iberian and Latin American writing. This volume 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). It also supplies a thorough examination of the various interactions between author, text and reader. Containing abundant quotation, it gives a refreshing introduction to an impressive and varied body of poetry from two continents, and is an accessible and wide-ranging reference-work, designed specifically for use on undergraduate and taught graduate courses. The most comprehensive work of its kind available, it will be an invaluable resource for students and teachers alike.

Table of contents:
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.

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. Containing abundant quotation, it is both an accessible and wide-ranging reference-work, designed specifically for use on courses.

A survey of poetry written in Spanish from the Middle Ages to the present day.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Januar 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 542g
• ISBN-13: 9780521791229
• ISBN-10: 0521791227
• Artikelnr.: 22005811

Autorenporträt

D. Gareth Walters is Professor of Spanish at the University of Exeter. He is the author of The Poetry of Francisco de Aldana (1988) and Canciones and the Early Poetry of Lorca (2002).

Inhaltsangabe

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.