{"product_id":"9788415633273","title":"SPANISH POETRY","description":"\u003ch2\u003eCASTILIAN POETRY\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis work rescues and analyzes the Castilian poetic production of two key figures of 16th-century Spanish humanism: Benito Arias Montano and Fray José de Sigüenza. The reader will discover Montano's scarce but revealing youthful poems, which shed light on a little-known stage of his formation, along with Sigüenza's vast unpublished body of work. Through this study, the role of poetry is explored within an environment of enormous political and cultural relevance such as El Escorial, offering a unique window into literary creation within the power circles and intellectual spheres of the Early Modern period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is structured around two fundamental nuclei. First, it presents and contextualizes the Castilian poetry of Benito Arias Montano, composed during his youth. This corpus, hitherto scattered and little studied, allows for a better understanding of the literary and intellectual beginnings of one of the most important humanists of his time. Second, it focuses on the figure of Fray José de Sigüenza, a disciple of Montano and prior of the El Escorial monastery. The work analyzes his extensive poetic production, mostly unpublished, and situates it within the context of the cultural and political life of the emblematic monastery. The analysis of these verses reveals how poetry served as a vehicle for personal expression, devotion, and reflection within a space of power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMain themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCastilian poetry of the Renaissance and Mannerism.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eStudy of the youthful work of Benito Arias Montano.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAnalysis of the unpublished poetry of Fray José de Sigüenza.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe role of literature in the cultural and political context of El Escorial.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe transmission and reception of humanist poetry in the 16th century.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed at researchers, students of Golden Age Spanish literature, historians of culture and humanism, as well as readers interested in classical poetry and the intellectual figures who forged the thought of Imperial Spain. It will also be of great interest to those who wish to delve into the cultural life of the El Escorial monastery beyond its architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book contributes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAccess to a significant part of the poetic work of two fundamental authors, much of it previously unpublished.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA deeper understanding of the youth and intellectual formation of Benito Arias Montano.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA detailed analysis of the cultural context of El Escorial and the place poetry occupied within it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eFirst-hand material for the study of 16th-century Castilian lyric poetry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: Ignacio García Aguilar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Universidad de Huelva\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eSubject: Poetry, Literary Studies: c. 1500-c. 1800\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCollection: Bibliotheca Montaniana\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eNumber of pages: 550\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 1360 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial assessment\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a work of essential erudition for specialists, which achieves the dual objective of recovering a neglected poetic heritage and offering a new interpretative framework regarding the function of lyric poetry in centers of intellectual power. Its value lies in the rigor of the analysis and the publication of unpublished materials, making it an obligatory reference for those studying 16th-century Spanish literature and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UNIVERSIDAD DE HUELVA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53405842375003,"sku":"9788415633273","price":24.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978841563327.jpg?v=1781832961","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788415633273","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}