Andalucia

A Literary Guide for Travellers

Andrew Edwards, Suzanne Edwards

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I B TAURIS
01 October 2016

Literary companions; Travel & holiday; Travel & holiday guides

Series: Literary Guides for Travellers

Andalucia is the quintessence of Spain and yet, historically and culturally, it is surprisingly unlike the rest of the country. Its literary history began to develop with the Romans and reached an early flowering when Arabic poets drew on centuries of literary tradition, together with the landscapes and passions of Moorish Spain. Later, Prosper Mérimée, Byron and Washington Irving forged legends of exotic southern Spain that persist to this day and Spanish writers themselves captured the rich tapestry of Andalucian culture, from Cervantes’ Seville to the Córdoba of Baroque poet Luis de Góngora and Lorca’s ‘hidden Andalucia’. With the advent of the Civil War, a new generation flocked to Andalucia and were inspired to write some of the twentieth century’s most iconic works of literature, from Hemingway’s For Whom the Bell Tolls to Gerald Brenan’s The Spanish Labyrinth and Laurie Lee’s trilogy of books. As vibrant and compelling as the region itself, Andalucia: A Literary Guide for Travellers illuminates the very soul of Spain.

By: Andrew Edwards, Suzanne Edwards
Imprint: I B TAURIS
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 428g
ISBN: 9781784533908
ISBN 10: 1784533904
Series: Literary Guides for Travellers
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 01 October 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Andrew Edwards is a writer and the translator of two books set in Sicily by the Spanish author Alejandro Luque. Suzanne Edwards trained in linguistics and is a dyslexia specialist. They co-authored the acclaimed Sicily: A Literary Guide for Travellers (I.B.Tauris, 2014).

Reviews for Andalucia: A Literary Guide for Travellers

This is a thoroughly-researched, comprehensive guide to every major writer who has ever lived, or spent time, in Andalucia. * Andalucia.com * it is, indeed, a thoughtful, throughly researched and remarkably well-balanced scholarly guide to the literary history of one of Spain's most eulogized regions. * The Times Literary Supplement *