Letters To Pascual De Gayangos
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Author |
: Cristina Alvarez Millan |
Publisher |
: Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages |
: 264 |
Release |
: 2008-11-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780748635481 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0748635483 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Synopsis Pascual de Gayangos by : Cristina Alvarez Millan
Pascual de Gayangos (1809-97) celebrated Spanish Orientalist and polymath, is recognised as the father of the modern school of Arabic studies in Spain. He gave Islamic Spain its own voice, for the first time representing Spain's 'other' from 'within' not from without. This collection, the first major study of Gayangos, celebrates the 200th anniversary of his birth.Covering a wide range of subjects, it reflects the multiple fields in which Gayangos was involved: scholarship on the culture of Islamic and Christian Spain; history, literature, art; conservation and preservation of national heritage; formation of archives and collections; education; tourism; diplomacy and politics. Amalgamating and understanding Gayangos's multiple identities, it reinstates his importance for cultural life in nineteenth-century Spain, Britain and North America.It is also argued that Gayangos's scholarly achievements and his influence have a political dimension. His work must be seen in relation to the quest for a national identity which marked the nineteenth century: what was the significance of Spain's Islamic past, and the Imperial Golden Age to the culture of modern Spain? The chapters, informed by post-colonial theory, reception theory and theories of national identity, uncover some of the complexities of the process that shaped Spain's national identity. In the course of this book, Gayangos is shown to be a figure with many facets and several intellectual lives: Arabist, historian, liberal, researcher, editor, numismatist, traveller, translator, diplomat, perhaps a spy, a generous collaborator and one of Spain's greatest bibliophiles.
Author |
: George Ticknor |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 578 |
Release |
: 1927 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:432993902 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Synopsis Letters to Pascual de Gayangos by : George Ticknor
Author |
: George TICKNOR |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 12 |
Release |
: 1927 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:504071420 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Synopsis Letters to Pascual de Gayangos ... Edited by Clara Louisa Penney. [With Portraits.]. by : George TICKNOR
Author |
: Pascual de Gayangos |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: |
Release |
: 1927 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:39801114 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Synopsis Letters to Pascual de Gayangos (from George Ticknor) from Originals in the Collection of the Hispanic Society ... by : Pascual de Gayangos
Author |
: Hernan Cortes |
Publisher |
: Yale University Press |
Total Pages |
: 647 |
Release |
: 2001-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780300090949 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0300090943 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Synopsis Letters from Mexico by : Hernan Cortes
Written over a seven-year period to Charles V of Spain, Hernan Cortes's letters provide a narrative account of the conquest of Mexico from the founding of the coastal town of Veracruz until Cortes's journey to Honduras in 1525. The two introductions set the letters in context.
Author |
: George Ticknor |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 724 |
Release |
: 1927 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015051325333 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Synopsis George Ticknor by : George Ticknor
Author |
: Peter O. Koch |
Publisher |
: McFarland |
Total Pages |
: 251 |
Release |
: 2016-05-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781476665337 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1476665338 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Synopsis William Hickling Prescott by : Peter O. Koch
William Hickling Prescott (1796-1859) was one of those rare historians who effectively melded history and literature in an elegant, compelling writing style that appealed to the casual reader, while still meeting the strict criteria of the scholar. Prescott was the first American historian to achieve international recognition with his critically acclaimed History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella. Plagued by poor vision and chronic health issues, he was determined to make his mark as a historian. His follow-up work, The History of the Conquest of Mexico, is considered his masterpiece. Prescott went on to write A History of the Conquest of Peru, History of the Reign of Philip II and a 200-page addendum to William Robertson's History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V. Drawing on correspondence and journal entries, this book traces the life of one of America's most celebrated historians.
Author |
: Robert Hutchinson |
Publisher |
: Macmillan |
Total Pages |
: 389 |
Release |
: 2009-09-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781429919708 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1429919701 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Synopsis Thomas Cromwell by : Robert Hutchinson
The son of a brewer, Thomas Cromwell rose from obscurity to become the confidant of the King and one of the most influ ential men in British history. Cromwell drafted the law that allowed Henry VIII to divorce his first wife and marry Anne Boleyn, setting into motion the brutal Pro testant Reformation. Over the course of his career, Cromwell amassed a fortune through bribery and theft, and created many enemies along the way. His fall was spectacular—beheaded out side the Tower of London, his boiled head was placed on a spike above the London Bridge. Rich in incident and colorful detail, this is narrative history at its finest.
Author |
: Laurence de Looze |
Publisher |
: University of Toronto Press |
Total Pages |
: 285 |
Release |
: 2016-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781442628533 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1442628537 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Letter and the Cosmos by : Laurence de Looze
The Letter and the Cosmos is a sharp and entertaining examination of how languages, letterforms, orthography, and writing tools have reflected our hidden obsession with the alphabet,
Author |
: George Ticknor |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 476 |
Release |
: 1864 |
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: |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Synopsis Life of William Hickling Prescott by : George Ticknor