Myth and Identity in the Epic of Imperial Spain: Volume 1

by Elizabeth B. Davis

The first in-depth analysis of some of the most important epic poems of the Spanish Golden Age, Myth and Identity in the Epic of Imperial Spain breathes new life into five of these long- neglected texts. Elizabeth Davis demonstrates that the epic must not be overlooked, for doing so creates a significant gap in one's ability to appraise not only the cultural practice of the imperial age, but also the purest expression of its ideology.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826212778
• ISBN13: 9780826212771
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: University of Missouri Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.4" x 9.6"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary