Author: Gies, David T.; editor:
Title: The Cambridge Companion to Modern Spanish Culture
Description: Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, (2004). Reprint. orig.boards. 23x15cm, xxix,327 pp, Series:. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Contents: What does it mean to study modern Spanish culture?; Spain as Castile: nationalist and national identity; A cultural mapping of Catalonia; The Basque country; History, politics, and culture, 1875-1936; History, politics, and culture, 1936-1975; History, politics, and culture, 1975-1996; Narrative in culture, 1868-1936; Narrative in culture, 1936-1975; Narrative in culture, 1975-1996; Culture and the essay in modern Spain; Poetry and culture, 1868-1936; Poetry and culture, 1936-1975; Poetry and culture, 1975-1996; Theatre and culture, 1868-1936; Theatre and culture, 1936-1996; Painting and sculpture in modern Spain; Culture and cinema to 197 5 ; Culture and cinema, 1975-1996; A century of Spanish architecture; Spanish music and cultural identity; To live is to dance; The media in modern Spanish culture. ["This book offers a comprehensive account of modern Spanish culture, tracing its dramatic and often unexpected development from its beginnings after the Revolution of 1868 to the present day. Specially-commissioned essays by leading experts provide analyses of the historical and political background of modern Spain, the culture of the major autonomous regions (notably Castile, Catalonia, and the Basque Country), and the country's literature: narrative, poetry, theatre and the essay. Spain's recent development is divided into three main phases: from 1868 to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War; the period of the dictatorship of Francisco Franco; and the post-Franco arrival of democracy..." - Publisher's description]

Keywords: Spanish Cultural History, Modern Spain, Literary Literature, Poetry Art Film, Cinema Sculpture, Prose Architecture, Theatre Dance, Painting,