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The first book-length study in English of the poetry of Salvador Espriu [1913-85]. Two standpoints govern the approach taken to the poetry of Salvador Espriu [1913-85] in this first extended study of …

Physical desire and metaphysical love in the theatre of Federico García Lorca. A dialectical tension between physical desire and metaphysical love lies at the heart of the theatre works of Federico G …

Las Obras de Esquilache como pieza clave para la comprensión del papel del amateurismo aristocrático en la formación del campo literario barroco español. Este volumen ofrece el primer estudio monográ …

The Portuguese fiction that awakened public debate on imperialism The colonial wars in Angola, Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau in the 1960s and 1970s were Portugal’s Vietnam. The novels discussed in thi …

The sanctification of stardom Contemporary icons are drawn from popular culture – musicians, artists, actors, and other personalities we hear on radio or see on television, on screen, in print and in …

El primer estudio serio del teatro del siglo XVII en Murcia. Este libro, basado en abundante documentación de archivo, es el primer estudio serio del teatro del siglo XVII en Murcia. El autor se cent …

1990s’ Cuban literature, caught between a beleaguered socialism and an encroaching global capitalism. The literary texts examined in this study were written in the 1990s, in the wake of a paradigm cr …

A challenge to traditional male-centred accounts of the book world in 1820s’ Buenos Aires. The woman question was a subject of discussion in post-independence Buenos Aires, reflected in the press and …

An examination of typology about place in relation to the Virgin Mary. This book takes a fresh look at some of the seemingly tired images of the Virgin Mary across the medieval and early Golden Age p …

The first comprehensive analysis of the novels of prominent contemporary Spanish writer and educator Josefina Aldecoa. Josefina Aldecoa, in her treatment of themes such as a woman’s place in society …