Author: Ramón Menéndez Pidal
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113498247X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
This study of El Cid, first published in English in 1934, is by the leading authority on the medieval history and literature of Spain. The Cid occupies a unique position among national heroes. Others such as King Arthur and Roland are but shadowy figures in the historical record, but El Cid is very much better documented. This book also paints a striking picture of eleventh-century Spain, bringing out the importance of the country as a link between Christian and Muslim civilization.
The Cid and His Spain
Author: Ramón Menéndez Pidal
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113498247X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
This study of El Cid, first published in English in 1934, is by the leading authority on the medieval history and literature of Spain. The Cid occupies a unique position among national heroes. Others such as King Arthur and Roland are but shadowy figures in the historical record, but El Cid is very much better documented. This book also paints a striking picture of eleventh-century Spain, bringing out the importance of the country as a link between Christian and Muslim civilization.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113498247X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
This study of El Cid, first published in English in 1934, is by the leading authority on the medieval history and literature of Spain. The Cid occupies a unique position among national heroes. Others such as King Arthur and Roland are but shadowy figures in the historical record, but El Cid is very much better documented. This book also paints a striking picture of eleventh-century Spain, bringing out the importance of the country as a link between Christian and Muslim civilization.
A History of the Jews in Christian Spain
Author: Yitzhak Baer
Publisher: Philadelphia, Jewish Publication Society of America
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
Volume II: In the second volume of his classic exploration of the Spanish-Jewish community, Baer covers such major historical events as the Spanish Inquisition and the Expulsion of the Jews from Spain. This work examines the effect of church policy on the Jewish population in the 15th century, and the points at which Jewish culture as a whole was altered by Spain's actions.
Publisher: Philadelphia, Jewish Publication Society of America
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
Volume II: In the second volume of his classic exploration of the Spanish-Jewish community, Baer covers such major historical events as the Spanish Inquisition and the Expulsion of the Jews from Spain. This work examines the effect of church policy on the Jewish population in the 15th century, and the points at which Jewish culture as a whole was altered by Spain's actions.
The Evolution of Converso Literature
Author: Gregory B. Kaplan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Discusses Converso poetry, and some prose, from the 1460s to 1499, focusing on works by Conversos who identified as Christians and were dismayed at being treated as inferiors by Old Christians. Deals mainly with works written in Castile. They express varied responses to the evolution of the persecution of Conversos, including apparent toleration in the early years of Queen Isabella's reign and the establishment of the Inquisition in 1480, as reflected in laments like those of Rodrigo Cota.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Discusses Converso poetry, and some prose, from the 1460s to 1499, focusing on works by Conversos who identified as Christians and were dismayed at being treated as inferiors by Old Christians. Deals mainly with works written in Castile. They express varied responses to the evolution of the persecution of Conversos, including apparent toleration in the early years of Queen Isabella's reign and the establishment of the Inquisition in 1480, as reflected in laments like those of Rodrigo Cota.
Historia Crítica de la Literatura Espanola
Author: José Amador de los Ríos
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Spanish literature
Languages : es
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Spanish literature
Languages : es
Pages :
Book Description