Filmed on location at literary landmarks throughout Spain, this stylish 13-part series—created in consultation with the University of Salamanca—thoroughly examines the rich history of Spanish literature. Each program blends scholarly interviews and dramatic readings with images of manuscripts and artwork to sharply profile the Spanish authors, poets, and playwrights whose names rank high in the Western literary canon. A Films for the Humanities & Sciences Production. 13-part series, 50 minutes each. Spanish with burned-in English subtitles.

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The Series Includes : Introduction to Spanish Literature-in Spanish with English Subtitles | The Middle Ages: From Anonymity to Authorship-in Spanish with English Subtitles | The Renaissance: From Courtly Tradition to Loco Amor-in Spanish with English Subtitles | The Siglo de Oro Begins: Picaros and Mystics-in Spanish with English Subtitles | Apogee of the Golden Age-in Spanish with English Subtitles | The Enlightenment: Keeping the Fire Burning-in Spanish with English Subtitles | The 19th Century: Romanticism and Realism-in Spanish with English Subtitles | The Generation of '98-in Spanish with English Subtitles | The Generation of '27-in Spanish with English Subtitles | The Spanish Civil War: Blood and Ink-in Spanish with English Subtitles | Spanish Writers in Exile-in Spanish with English Subtitles | Spanish Literature under Dictatorship: 1940 to 1975-in Spanish with English Subtitles | The Literature of Spain: 1975 to the Present-in Spanish with English Subtitles

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