{"product_id":"washington-irving-and-spain-9781933146492","title":"Washington Irving and Spain","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis research monograph breaks new ground in discussing (in English) the impact\n\u003cbr\u003eof Washington Irving’s presence in Spain and the effect of his writings on Spanish\n\u003cbr\u003etopics by Spain’s critics and general readership. Spanish critics, scholars and\n\u003cbr\u003etranslators were and are active in assessing Irving’s literary style, scholarly grasp and\n\u003cbr\u003ecultural influence. This work seeks to examine Irving’s influence and his “discovery”\n\u003cbr\u003eof Islamic Al-Andalus (Irving was the first American to seriously study Mahomet\n\u003cbr\u003e(Muhammad),the Koran and write about his findings). Wallhead locates Irving’s\n\u003cbr\u003eliterary and historical researches in the troubled, chaotic post-Napoleonic Spain of\n\u003cbr\u003eFerdinand V11 and discusses the earliest Iberian reaction to Irving’s books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProfessor Wallhead’s study includes four parts:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e1.The legacy of Irving in today’s Spain: the bibliography, the cultural extension, the\n\u003cbr\u003e“Washington Irving” industry, tourist and travel literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e2.Influences and sources: early-mid 19c Spain...Andalusia, Seville and the roots of\n\u003cbr\u003ethe southern “romance”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e3.His Spanish writings. Fiction (Tales of the Alhambra), Documentary and\n\u003cbr\u003ebiographical studies: The Conquest of Granada, Mahomet, and Christopher\n\u003cbr\u003eColumbus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e4.Conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Celia Wallhead","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48278012166395,"sku":"9781933146492","price":79.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/washington-irving-and-spain-9781933146492","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}