Andalucia: A Literary Guide for Travellers

Andalucia: A Literary Guide for Travellers
ISBN-10
1784533904
ISBN-13
9781784533908
Series
Andalucia
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
304
Language
English
Published
2016-12-23
Publisher
I.B. Tauris
Authors
Andrew Edwards, Suzanne Edwards

Description

Andalucia is the quintessence of Spain and yet, historically and culturally, it is surprisingly unlike the rest of the country. Its literary history began to develop with the Romans and reached an early flowering when Arabic poets drew on centuries of literary tradition, together with the landscapes and passions of Moorish Spain. Later, Prosper Mâerimâee, Byron and Washington Irving forged legends of exotic southern Spain that persist to this day and Spanish writers themselves captured the rich tapestry of Andalucian culture, from Cervantes' Seville to the Câordoba of Baroque poet Luis de Gâongora and Lorca's 'hidden Andalucia'. With the advent of the Civil War, a new generation flocked to Andalucia and were inspired to write some of the Twentieth Century's most iconic works of literature, from Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls to Gerald Brenan's The Spanish Labyrinth and Laurie Lee's trilogy of books. As vibrant and compelling as the region itself, Andalucia: A Literary Guide for Travellers illuminates the very soul of Spain.

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