
History of Spanish and Portuguese Literature (Vol. 1&2) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Complete EditionBy Friedrich BouterwekLength30h 7m
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History of Spanish and Portuguese Literature (Vol. 1&2) is a pioneering survey of Iberian letters, tracing their development from medieval chronicles, romances, and lyric traditions through the Renaissance, the Golden Age drama of Lope de Vega and Calderón, and the epic, pastoral, and satirical achievements of Portugal. Written in an elegant Enlightenment-critical prose, the work combines historical narration with aesthetic judgment, situating Spanish and Portuguese writing within the broader evolution of European taste, genre, and national character. Friedrich Bouterwek, a German philosopher, critic, and literary historian associated with the intellectual world of Göttingen, brought to this study the comparative ambitions of late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century scholarship. His philosophical training and engagement with aesthetics shaped his concern for form, imagination, and cultural spirit, while his distance from Iberia allowed him to interpret its literature as both distinctive and integral to European civilization. This work is recommended to readers seeking more than a catalogue of authors and titles. It offers a historically informed, critically alert account of Iberian literary achievement and remains valuable for scholars, students, and general readers interested in the foundations of modern comparative literary history.
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GenreLiterary Classics
Length30 hrs 7 mins
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Publish dateOct 9, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2History of Spanish and Portuguese Literature (Vol. 1&2)
3VOLUME 1
4PREFACE.
5INTRODUCTION. GENERAL VIEW OF THE ORIGIN OF ROMANTIC POETRY AND ELOQUENCE, IN THE KINGDOMS OF SPAIN AND PORTUGAL.
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6HISTORY OF SPANISH LITERATURE.
7BOOK I. FROM THE END OF THE THIRTEENTH TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY.
8BOOK II. FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE SIXTEENTH TO THE LATTER HALF OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY.
9FIRST SECTION. History of Spanish Poetry and Eloquence, from the Introduction of the Italian Style to the Age of Cervantes and Lope de Vega. (pt. 1)
10FIRST SECTION. History of Spanish Poetry and Eloquence, from the Introduction of the Italian Style to the Age of Cervantes and Lope de Vega. (pt. 2)
11SECOND SECTION. History of Spanish Poetry and Eloquence, from the Age of Cervantes and Lope de Vega to the Middle of the Seventeenth Century. (pt. 1)
12SECOND SECTION. History of Spanish Poetry and Eloquence, from the Age of Cervantes and Lope de Vega to the Middle of the Seventeenth Century. (pt. 2)
13BOOK III.
14CHAP. I.
15CHAP. II.
16CHAPTER III. (pt. 1)
17CHAPTER III. (pt. 2)
18CHAPTER III. (pt. 3)
19VOLUME 2
20Table of Contents
21PREFACE.
22HISTORY OF PORTUGUESE LITERATURE.
23BOOK I. FROM THE END OF THE THIRTEENTH TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY.
24BOOK II. FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE SIXTEENTH UNTIL TOWARDS THE END OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY.
25CHAP. I. GENERAL VIEW OF THE POETIC AND RHETORICAL CULTIVATION OF THE PORTUGUESE DURING THE ABOVE PERIOD.
26CHAP. II. HISTORY OF PORTUGUESE POETRY AND ELOQUENCE FROM THE EPOCH OF THE INTRODUCTION OF THE ITALIAN STYLE, TILL TOWARDS THE END OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY. (pt. 1)
27CHAP. II. HISTORY OF PORTUGUESE POETRY AND ELOQUENCE FROM THE EPOCH OF THE INTRODUCTION OF THE ITALIAN STYLE, TILL TOWARDS THE END OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY. (pt. 2)
28CHAP. III. HISTORY OF PORTUGUESE POETRY AND ELOQUENCE, FROM THE LATTER YEARS OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY UNTIL TOWARDS THE CLOSE OF THE SEVENTEENTH.
29BOOK III. FROM THE CLOSE OF THE SEVENTEENTH TO THE END OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY.
30CHAP. I. GENERAL HISTORY OF POETICAL AND RHETORICAL CULTIVATION IN PORTUGAL DURING THIS PERIOD.
31CHAP. II. HISTORY OF PORTUGUESE POETRY DURING THIS PERIOD.
32CHAP. III. HISTORY OF PORTUGUESE ELOQUENCE, CRITICISM, AND RHETORIC, DURING THIS PERIOD.
33CONCLUSION. (pt. 1)
34CONCLUSION. (pt. 2)
35Memorable Quotes