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  • The Supernatural in Early Spanish Literature: Studied in the Works of the Court of Alfonso X, el Sabio

    by Frank Callcott ...
    The human mind is always interested in those things that it can not understand; as soon, however, as the problem has been solved it is no longer an absorbing subject of attention. When a sleight-of-hand feat has been explained we turn with renewed zest to something else and revive our former interest only to mystify or amuse some friend. The unsolved problem, on the other hand, will grip our ... Read more

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  • The supernatural in early Spanish literature

    Studied in the works of the court of Alfonso X, el Sabio

    by Frank Callcott ...
    In "The Supernatural in Early Spanish Literature," Frank Callcott meticulously explores the intricate tapestry of supernatural elements woven into the fabric of Spanish literary traditions from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. Through a critical lens, Callcott delves into the theological underpinnings and cultural contexts that shaped the depiction of the supernatural, highlighting texts such ... Read more

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  • History of Spanish and Portuguese Literature (Vol. 1&2)

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  • Four Plays of Gil Vicente

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  • The Study of Spanish and Portuguese Literature

    by Friedrich Bouterwek ...
    Translated by Thomasina Ross ...
    Friedrich Bouterwek's 'The Study of Spanish and Portuguese Literature' is a comprehensive examination of the literary traditions of Spain and Portugal. Bouterwek delves into the rich history and cultural influences that have shaped Spanish and Portuguese literature, providing insightful analysis of key works and authors. His scholarly approach offers readers a deeper understanding of the themes, ... Read more

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  • History of Spanish and Portuguese Literature (Complete)

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    When modern refinement began, during the thirteenth century, to emerge from the rudeness of the middle ages, that part of Europe which geographers have called the Pyrenean Peninsula, and which, according to its present political division, forms Spain and Portugal, contained four Christian kingdoms and some Mahometan principalities, to which the title of kingdom has also been given. More than five ... Read more

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  • Mad for God

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    Convinced he was the Elijah Messiah, the Spanish peasant Bartolomé Sánchez believed that God had sent him in divine retribution for the crimes committed by the Inquisition and the Church. Sánchez's vocal and intolerable religious deviance quickly landed him in the very court he believed he was sent to destroy. Fortunately for him, the first inquisitor assigned to his case came to believe that ... Read more

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  • The Literary Mind of Medieval and Renaissance Spain

    by Otis H. Green ...
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    The twelve essays in this fiorilegio of the work of Otis H. Green afford a representative view of the thought and scholarship of one of the world's foremost Hispanists. In each of them is developed some important facet of the intellectual milieu of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, reflecting Otis Green's life-long and wide-ranging quest for evidence that would broaden our understanding of those ... Read more

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  • Las Mocedades De Rodrigo

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  • Won in Translation

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