Strife of Tongues - Fray Luis De Leon and the Golden Age of Spain

Klappentext This book looks at the poetry of Fray Luis de Le n together with other works in both Latin and Spanish of biblical and classical texts. Zusammenfassung Fray Luis de León (1527–91) is known chiefly as the author of some of the finest poetry of the Spanish Golden Age, but he also wrote important prose works in both Latin and Spanish, and produced eloquent translations into Spanish of biblical and classical texts. Colin Thompson looks afresh at Fray Luis's most famous poems and prose works. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction; 1. Seeing through words; 2. The strife of tongues; 3. The language of revelation; 4. The language of mystery; 5. The names of the word; 6. The language of heaven; Notes; Bibliography; Indices.

Product details

• Authors: Colin P. Thompson, Thompson Colin P.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.11.2009
• EAN: 9780521123372
• ISBN: 978-0-521-12337-2
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Cambridge Iberian and Latin American Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Spain, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, LITERARY CRITICISM / Renaissance, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Spanish & Portuguese, LITERARY CRITICISM / Caribbean & Latin American, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, Literary studies: c 1400 to c 1600