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The Arthur of the Iberians
Up-to-date Coverage of the scope and extent of the important tradition of Arthurian material in Iberian languages and of the modern scholarship on it. (= Wide-ranging bibliographical coverage and guide to both texts and research on them.) Written by Specialists in the different Romance languages of the Iberian Peninsula (Portuguese, Catalan, Galician, Spanish and its dialects). (= Expert analysis of different traditions by leading scholars from Spain and the UK.) Wide-ranging Study not only of medieval and Renaissance literary texts, but also of modern Arthurian fiction, of the global spread of Arthurian legends in the Spanish and Portuguese worlds, and of the social impact of the legends through adoption of names of Arthurian characters and imitation of practices narrated in the legends. (=A comprehensive guide to both literary and social impact of Arthurian material in major world languages.)
Power Struggles
Wind energy is often portrayed as a panacea for the environmental and political ills brought on by an overreliance on fossil fuels, but this characterization may ignore the impact wind farms have on the regions that host them. Power Struggles investigates the uneven allocation of risks and benefits in the relationship between the regions that produce this energy and those that consume it. Jaume Franquesa considers Spain, a country where wind now constitutes the main source of energy production. In particular, he looks at the Southern Catalonia region, which has traditionally been a source of energy production through nuclear reactors, dams, oil refineries, and gas and electrical lines. Despi...
Thinking Barcelona
A study of the ideological work that redefined Barcelona in the 1980s and adapted it to a new economy of tourism, culture and services. It examines political speeches/scripts of the 1992 Olympic Games ceremonies; architect Oriol Bohigas's urban renewal; and fictions by Quim Monzó, Francisco Casavella, Eduardo Mendoza and Sergi Pàmies.
The Gaudí Key
As the Grand Master of an ancient religious brotherhood nears death, he chooses to entrust to Antonio Gaudi a sacred object whose existence has been a guarded secret since the early Christian era. The great architect protects the artefact by hiding it where he believes it might never be discovered... A century later in Barcelona, the granddaughter of an apprentice to whom Gaudi passed along his secret is charged with finding it. With the help of her mathematician boyfriend, Maria unravels the clues Gaudi placed in his work. Their goal, she believes, is the whereabouts and meaning of a sacred relic. As their quest leads them to the outer limits of good and evil, however, both realize that far more is at stake.
Barcelona
This fully illustrated, edited volume brings together fresh insights into the changing urban space of Barcelona from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day. The volume will contribute to the excavation of the avantgarde in Barcelona, as well as its legacy in the post-war period, although its primary focus will be on the relationship between environment, identity and performance as explored by countercultural artists and communities from the 1960s to the present day.
New Spain, New Literatures
Hispanic Studies; Literature; Latin American Studies.
La clau Gaudí
Gaudí, gran mestre d'una societat secreta, deixa en les seves construccions, les claus per trobar una relíquia. Barcelona, principis del segle XX. La ciutat creix i el modernisme exerceix una atracció irresistible en els amants de l'obscur. Lògies i societats secretes converteixen Barcelona en la capital de l'esoterisme, i l'arquitecte Antoni Gaudí esdevé la peça clau d'una profecia mil·lenària. Immers en la confusió social i coneixedor dels perills que amenacen la seva vida, Gaudí, un home de vida humil i senzilla, amaga una relíquia en el cor de la seva obra, dissenyada a imatge i semblança del gran projecte diví: la natura. Barcelona, principis del segle XXI. Maria ha de complir els designis de la profecia. El temps corre en contra seu. Totes les respostes són en el simbolisme màgic de l'arquitecte, però la gran pregunta s'amaga en les constel·lacions celestials.
El brogit de l'Ebre
Aquest llibre és un recull de narracions que tenen com a fil conductor el riu Ebre. Cossetània Edicions ha volgut aplegar, en aquesta publicació, algunes de les persones més representatives de l'àmbit cultural i literari de les Terres de l'Ebre per fer un homenatge a aquest element que agermana els ebrencs i les ebrenques. El brogit de l'Ebre ens transmet l'essència del paisatge i de les persones que s'hi identifiquen; ens fa arribar aquell soroll tan característic de l'aigua de riu i, alhora, el clamor de les veus de l'Ebre. És un llibre heterogeni, ja que aplega quinze relats de diverses temàtiques i estils, així com autors amb concepcions artístiques diferents i amb un ventall d'actituds lingüístiques també diverses. Amb tot, la sensibilitat i l'afecte per aquest riu, que a la fi es converteix en el personatge omnipresent, traspua en totes les narracions. Es tracta, doncs, d'una contribució molt significativa per consolidar definitivament l'imaginari ebrenc dins el panorama literari nacional.
