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Showing papers in "Hispanic Review in 1993"


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TL;DR: A richly detailed account of Muslim life throughout the kingdoms of Spain, from the fall of Seville, which signaled the beginning of the retreat of Islam, to the Christian reconquest, is given in this article.
Abstract: This is a richly detailed account of Muslim life throughout the kingdoms of Spain, from the fall of Seville, which signaled the beginning of the retreat of Islam, to the Christian reconquest. "Harvey not only examines the politics of the Nasrids, but also the Islamic communities in the Christian kingdoms of the peninsula. This innovative approach breaks new ground, enables the reader to appreciate the situation of all Spanish Muslims and is fully vindicated. . . . An absorbing and thoroughly informed narrative." Richard Hitchcock, "Times Higher Education Supplement" "L. P. Harvey has produced a beautifully written account of an enthralling subject." Peter Linehan, "The Observer

89 citations


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78 citations



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TL;DR: In this paper, the author gathers together a series of studies on playing-cards and their literary, linguistic, folkloric, and historical associations, and presents a collection of playing-card related works.
Abstract: In this volume, the author gathers together a series of studies on playing-cards and their literary, linguistic, folkloric and historical associations.

14 citations



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TL;DR: Au debut du 17eme siecle, deux traites de philologie virent le jour : Bernardo Aldrete Del origen and principio de la lengua castellana o ramance que oi se usa en espana (1606) en Espagne, and Celso Cittadini Trattato della vera origine, e del processo, e nome della nostra lingua (1601) en Italie as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Au debut du 17eme siecle, deux traites de philologie virent le jour : Bernardo Aldrete Del origen y principio de la lengua castellana o ramance que oi se usa en espana (1606) en Espagne, et Celso Cittadini Trattato della vera origine, e del processo, e nome della nostra lingua (1601) en Italie. Il est clair que l'Esapagne et l'Italie furent temoins du developpement d'un nouveau concept : la recherche en linguistique

13 citations











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TL;DR: This paper present a media docena de pequenas contribuciones al conocimiento de la poesia espanola del siglo XV and a cierto modo de entender el estudio de la literatura.
Abstract: Presento aqui media docena de pequenas contribuciones al conocimiento de la poesia espanola del siglo XV y a un cierto modo de entender el estudio de la literatura. Tres, que se llevan los dos tercios del libro, son nuevas e ineditas hasta ahora; las otras tres, viejas, casi antediluvianas, y publicadas en buena parte. Pero todas, ayer igual que hoy, comprueban que un texto no se deja explicar adecuadamente si no se contempla a la luz de los varios contextos -literarios y no literarios, en la sincronia y en la diacroniaen que por necesidad esta inserto.