The Later Renaissance

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hannay, David, 1853-1934

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The Later Renaissance" by David Hannay is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book surveys the literary developments in Spain during the later Renaissance period, focusing particularly on the characteristics of Spanish literature, its influences, and its divisions, including its unique blend of indigenous and imitative poetry. Through its exploration of significant literary figures and movements, it seeks to demonstrate how this national literature embodied the complexities of Spanish cultural identity. The opening of the book establishes a framework for understanding Spanish literature within the context of the Renaissance. It emphasizes the unity of Spanish literature during the Golden Age, drawing attention to the contributions from the fifteenth century and the various influences that shaped its evolution. Hannay notes the significant interplay between native and foreign elements, particularly the influence of Italian literature, while emphasizing how Spanish writers expressed their distinct national character through poetry, prose, and drama. The text sets the stage for detailed examinations of specific genres and authors, including discussions on the learned poets and the richness of Spanish verse. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

The later Renaissance in Spain

The Spanish learned poets

The growth and decadence of the Spanish drama

Forms of the Spanish drama

Spanish prose romance

Spain: historians, miscellaneous writers, and the mystics

Elizabethan poetry

The earlier dramatists

The Elizabethan prose-writers

France. Poetry of the later Renaissance

French prose-writers of the later sixteenth century

The later Renaissance in Italy

Conclusion.

Credits:

Produced by Josep Cols Canals, Craig Kirkwood, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries.)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 65.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Release date is 2016-08-14