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During the time that the author had held the Taylorian Teachership
of Spanish at Oxford, he had frequently received letters asking
what there is to read in Spanish besides Cervantes and Calderon and
what editions should be used. The present volume is intended to
answer these questions, and to show the position occupied by the
great writers in the general scheme of the literature of their
country. The various divisions of the great subject have been
exhaustively treated up to their several dates by Nicolas Antonio,
Ticknor, Amador de los Rios, Schack and Wolf, to whose books the
author beg to acknowledge his many obligations, hoping at the same
time that the present general sketch may be useful to the general
reader, and to the beginner, and may serve as an introduction to
more extensive works.
During the time that I have held the Taylorian Teachership of
Spanish at Oxford, I have frequently received letters asking what
there is to read in Spanish besides Cervantes and Calderon and what
editions should be used. The present volume is intended to answer
these questions, and to show the position occupied by the great
writers in the general scheme of the literature of their country.
The various divisions of the great subject have been exhaustively
treated up to their several dates by Nicolas Antonio, Ticknor,
Amador de los Rios, Schack and Wolf, to whose books I beg to
acknowledge my many obligations, hoping at the same time that the
present general sketch may be useful to the general reader, and to
the beginner, and may serve as an introduction to more extensive
works. I am aware that a few short extracts, however well chosen
can give no adequate idea of the manner of a great writer or of the
merits of a great book, and that translations, even by the most
skilful hands, are wont to reproduce the defects rather than the
beauties of their original. The extracts here printed are intended
to relieve the monotony of a long list of short notices of authors,
and to illustrate the development of the language and progress of
literary method; they are, as far as possible, characteristically
Spanish in subject and, it is hoped, of sufficient interest to
induce readers to refer to the books from which they are taken
Henry Butler Clarke (1863-1904) was a renowned expert on Spanish
culture, who wrote numerous works on Spanish history and
literature. Originally published in 1906 as part of the Cambridge
Historical Series, this book appeared shortly after Butler Clarke's
unfortunate early death from suicide, and an introductory memoir by
his friend and colleague W. H. Hutton is contained at the
beginning. The text provides a detailed examination of Spain's
historical development, from the period of reaction following
Ferdinand VII's restoration through to the Spanish-American War. A
comprehensive bibliography is also included. This book will be of
value to anyone with an interest in nineteenth-century history and
Spanish history.
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++++ Modern Spain, 1815-1898, Volume 4; Volume 11 Of Cambridge
Historical Series; Books For College Libraries; Modern Spain
1815-1898; William Holden Hutton Henry Butler Clarke, William
Holden Hutton University Press, 1906 History; Europe; Spain &
Portugal; History / Europe / Spain & Portugal; Spain
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