Spanish Literature: A Very Short Introduction

by Jo Labanyi

Book Overview

Spanish literature has given the world the figures of Don Quixote and Don Juan, and is responsible for the "invention" of the novel in the 16th century. The medieval period produced literature in Castilian, Catalan, Galician, Latin, Arabic, and Hebrew, and today there is a flourishing literature in Catalan, Galician, and Basque as well as in Castilian--the language that has became known as "Spanish." Moreover, a multilayered history of exile has produced...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199208050
• ISBN13: 9780199208050
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.6" x 6.7"