The Cambridge Introduction To Spanish Poetry (cambridge Introductions To Literature)

The Cambridge Introduction to Spanish Poetry The Cambridge Introduction to Spanish Poetry comprises an extended survey of poetry written in Spanish from the Middle Ages to the present day, including both Iberian and Latin American writing. This volume offers a non-chronological approach to the subject in order to highlight the continuity and persistence of genres and forms (epic, ballad, sonnet) and of themes and motifs (love, religious and moral poetry, satirical and pure poetry). It also supplies a thorough examination of the various interactions between author, text and reader. Containing abundant quotation, it gives a refreshing introduction to an impressive and varied body of poetry from two continents, and is an accessible and wide-ranging reference-work, designed specifically for use on undergraduate and taught graduate courses. The most comprehensive work of its kind available, it will be an invaluable resource for students and teachers alike. d. gareth walte r s is Professor of Hispanic Studies at the University of Exeter. He is the author of Francisco de Quevedo, Love Poet (1985), The Poetry of Francisco de Aldana (1988) and Canciones and the Early Poetry of Lorca (2002). The Cambridge Introduction to Spanish Poetry D. GARETH WALTERS University of Exeter publishe d by the pre ss syndicate of the unive r sity of cambridge The Pitt Building, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, United Kingdom cambridge unive r sity pre ss The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 2RU, UK 40 West 20th Street, New York, NY 10011-4211, USA 477 Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne, VIC 3207, Australia Ruiz de Alarc´on 13, 28014 Madrid, Spain Dock House, The Waterfront, Cape Town 8001, South Africa http://www.cambridge.org
C D. Gareth Walters 2002 This book is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published 2002 Typefaces Bembo 11/12.5 pt and Univers System LATEX 2ε [tb] A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication data Walters, D. Gareth. The Cambridge introduction to Spanish poetry / D. Gareth Walters. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0 521 79122 7 (hardback) – ISBN 0 521 79464 1 (paperback) 1. Spanish poetry – History and criticism. 2. Spanish American poetry – History and criticism. I. Title PQ6076 .W35 2002 861.009 – dc21 2002025670 ISBN 0 521 79122 7 hardback ISBN 0 521 79464 1 paperback Transferred to digital printing 2004 For Christine Contents Preface page ix Introduction 1 1 Poets and readers 18 2 The interrelationship of texts 39 3 The epic and the poetry of place 4 The ballad and the poetry of tales 63 85 5 Songs and sonnets – popular and learned poetry 6 Love poetry 108 132 7 Religious and moral poetry 155 8 Satire, burlesque and poetry as celebration Appendix. Chronological list of poets cited Notes 202 Bibliography 212 Index of names 218 Subject index 222 178 199 vii Preface This is a book about poetry in Spanish, and not about the poetr