A New History Of Spanish Writing, 1939 To The 1990S - Softcover

Chris Perriam is Professor of Hispanic Studies at the University of Newcastle. Michael Thompson is Lecturer in Spanish at the University of Durham. Susan Frenk is Lecturer in Spanish at the University of Durham. Vanessa Knights is Lecturer in Spanish at the University of Newcastle.

`This book provides a welcome opportunity for taking stock both of the explosion of writing since democracy and of the wealth and variety of material that has sometimes been overlooked in lofty dismissals of pre-democratic Spain as an arid wilderness of ideologized culture.'
Peter Evans, TLS 15/12/00.

`The focus on popular writing is particularly gratifying.'
Peter Evans, TLS 15/12/00.

`a coherent overview of the turbulent and challenging conditions in which Spanish writers have managed to publish.'
Peter Evans, TLS 15/12/00.

`an admirable work, historically grounded, competently written, and containing perceptive analyses of the many Spanish writers present in its pages ... A New History of Spanish Writing clearly demonstrates the breadth and effervescence of Spanish literary culture and makes an important
contribution to literary studies.'
David Ortiz JR, History: Reviews of New Books, Autumn 2000

`surveys all writing - not only that classified as literature - a strong point of the book. Another strength of A NEW History of Spanish Writing is its breadth.'
David Ortiz JR, History: Reviews of New Books, Autumn 2000