Catalonia A Cultural History

Name: Catalonia A Cultural History
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ISBN: 9780195327977

ISBN-10: 0195327977

ISBN-13: 9780195327977

Edition: 2007

Authors: Michael Eaude

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In Catalonia, Michael Eaude illuminates the cultural and literary history of one of the world's most intriguing places--from the stunning modern architecture of Barcelona, to the medieval Bendictine abbey at Montserrat, to the ancient Roman ruins of Tarragona. Eaude takes us on a revealing tour of Catalonia's breathtaking landscape, from the Pyrenees to the Costa Brava, recounting the region's rich history and relating tales of Catalonia's most colorful figures, such as Abbot Aliva, who brought Moorish learning to Europe; the ruthless mercenary, Roger de Flor; and Jacint Verdaguer, the handsome nineteenth-century poet-priest. Of course, Catalonia is famous for its twentieth-century art.…

Book details

List price: $78.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/8/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 8.31" wide x 5.79" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Michael Eaude writes for the Guardian and Independent and is the author of Barcelona, The City that Re-Invented Itself.



Introduction



Birth and Rebirth of a Nation



The First Town in Spain. Portbou



Mediterranean: The Center of the Earth. Tarragona



Romanesque Catalonia. The Pyrenees



Glory and Rapine. Poblet and Athens



The Poet-Priest and the Indiano. Verdaguer



The Lancashire of Spain. Gaudi and Guell



Geniuses



Fleeing the Straight and Narrow. Gaudi and Reus



Modern Painting. Rusinol at Sitges, Picasso



The Terminal Beach. Salvador Dali



Feet rooted to the Red Earth. Joan Miro



Come from a Silence. Raimon



Tourism and War



The Sweaty Groin. Barcelona's Raval



The Gothic Quarter. Barcelona



Mass Migration and Mass Tourism. Lloret



Plain and River. Lleida and the Ebro



The Anarchist Dream. George Orwell



The Landscape in the Pot



Cradle and Refuge. FC Barcelona


Glossary


Short Bibliography