Book Description
PUBLISHED IN SPANISH. This volume, while including many of the usual anthology pieces from Spanish poetry, provides a sampling of the major genres of poetry associated with Spain's older literary traditions, omitting only the classical epic. In addition to English prose translations, this collection also includes a seventeen-page introduction intended to define the genres and to indicate briefly the lines along which they developed. Includes selections from these poets of the Renaissance: Juan Boscan, Cristobal de Castillejo, Garcilaso de la Vega, Gutierre de Cetina, Francisco de la Torre, Hernando de Acuna, Fray Luis de Leon, Baltasar del Alcazar, Fernando de Herrera, Francisco de Aldana, and San Juan de la Cruz. Includes selections from these Baroque poets: Lupercio & Bartolome L. de Argensola, Luis de Gongora, Lope de Vega, Juan de Arguijo, Francisco de Medrano, Rodrigo Caro, Andres Fernandez de Andrada, Pedro Espinosa, Francisco de Quevedo, Francisco de Rioja, Esteban Manuel de Villegas, and Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz.


Language Notes
Text: English, Spanish (translation)


From the Publisher
Titles of related interest from Waveland Press: Barrett, Five Centuries of Spanish Literature: From the Cid through the Golden Age (ISBN 1577663195); Martel-Alpern (rev. Mades), Diez Comedias del Siglo de Oro, Second Edition (ISBN 0881331198); and Patt-Nozick, Spanish Literature, 1700-1900 (ISBN 0881334545).