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History of Catalonia and Its Implications for Contemporary Nationalism and Cultural Conflict
Recent political developments in Spain regarding Catalonia have prompted scholars from several disciplines to research the singularity of this region and of the territories of the old Crown of Aragon. Against the backdrop of the pro-independence movement, those in favor and against have insisted on the particularity or commonality of Catalonia and the Països Catalans (Catalan-speaking areas) within the Spanish State. From the Catalan point of view, their singularity is not sufficiently recognized, and respect for their institutions and their autonomy is at stake to the point that many prefer to secede from Spain. Singularity or its absence play a relevant role in the construction of identit...
Framing Iberia
Drawing on current critical theory, Framing Iberia relocates the Castilian classics El Conde Lucanor and El Libro de buen amor within a medieval Iberian literary tradition that includes works in Arabic, Hebrew, Latin, and Romance. Winner of the 2009 La corónica International Book Award for scholarship in Medieval Hispanic Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Melcior Miralles: Crònica i dietari del capellà d'Alfons el Magnànim
Aquesta crònica i dietari, que és ambdues coses, ha estat considerada una de les més interessants del segle XV valencià. El segle d'or de la literatura no va ser, tanmateix, una època que produís obres historiogràfiques de gran alçada en la Corona d'Aragó, contràriament al que havia succeït en la centúria anterior. En aquest context, encara adquireix més relleu, ja que es tracta d'una crònica general dels reis d'Aragó i, amb una intencionalitat especial, dels monarques de la dinastia Trastàmara del segle XV, però alhora és també un dietari de la ciutat de València. L'autor, un escriptor eclesiàstic, se centra en els regnats d'Alfons el Magnànim i de Joan II, i aporta una font abundosa d'informacions, sovint acolorides i sorprenents, sobre la vida quotidiana de la ciutat de València en un dels moments més brillants de la seua història.
The Fantasy of Individuality
The Enlightenment promised humanity a bright future of emancipation which never actuallymaterialized. Instead, our social order is still based on gender inequality, which rests upon afalse conviction: that the individual can be conceived of as separate from community; that the more individualized a person is, the less they need to establish links with their community to feel safe; and that the more they use reason to build a relationship with the world, the less they need emotions. Th is conviction, which guides the ideals of our social system, is based on a fantasy: the fantasy of individuality. This volume is a step in fleshing out the historical reasons for gender inequality from theorigi...
Humanistica Lovaniensia
Volume 46
Late Gothic Painting in the Crown of Aragon and the Hispanic Kingdoms
This book aims to analyze the genesis and evolution of late Gothic painting in the Crown of Aragon and the rest of the Hispanic kingdoms, examining this phenomenon in relation to the whole context of Europe in the second half of the fifteenth century. The authors consider the influence of the Flemish primitive movement on the art produced by their Spanish colleagues, the artistic relations and interchanges with the Netherlands and other countries, and the introduction and development of the Flemish language in the Spanish lands. The book also examines altarpieces, considering topics such as changes in shape and structure and liturgical links, along with offering stylistic analyses supported by new technologies. Contributors are Joan Aliaga, Maria Antonia Argelich, Marc Ballesté, Judith Berg Sobré, Carme Berlabé, Eduardo Carrero, Ximo Company, Francesca Español, Francesc Fité, Montserrat Jardí, Nicola Jennings, Fernando Marías, Didier Martens, Isidre Puig, Nuria Ramón, Pedro José Respaldiza, Stefania Rusconi, Tina Sabater, Albert Sierra, Pilar Silva, Lluïsa Tolosa, Alberto Velasco, and Joaquín Yarza (†).
Sobre el descrèdit de la modernitat
Aquest volum aplega les actes de les Jornades al voltant d'El descrèdit de la realitat de Joan Fuster. 50 anys desprès. Art, modernitat i descrèdit?, celebrades el 2005 al (MuVIM), en col·laboració amb la Càtedra Joan Fuster de la Universitat de València. Es tractava d'estudiar el fet significatiu que justament l'any 1955 es publicara el primer assaig de Fuster, centrat en una temàtica artística que ocupava, en aquella conjuntura històrica de postguerra, determinades claus polèmiques entre el realisme i l'abstracció pictòrica. Les reflexions que el jove Fuster va desgranar llavors, entorn d'aquestes qüestions, zigzaguejaven hàbilment per la història de l'art, des del Renaixement fins a la segona meitat del segle xx. I aquella particular mirada, cinquanta anys després, podia tenir el seu propi espai en un museu valencià, tot convertint-se en motiu d'estudi i de recerca.
Miscel·lània Joaquim Molas
Cinquè volum del recull de treballs en honor del doctor Joaquim Molas, catedràtic emèrit de literatura catalana, en reconeixement per la seva llarga trajectòria.
The Expulsion of the Moriscos from Spain
The expulsion of the Moriscos from Spain (1609-1614) represents an important episode of ethnic, political and religious cleansing which affected about 300,000 persons. The controversial measure was legimitized by an ideology of religious and political unity that served to defend the expulsion of them all, crypto-Muslims and sincere converts to Christianity alike. The first part focuses on the decision to expel the Moriscos, its historical context and the role of such institutions as the Vatican and the religious orders, and nations such as France, Italy, the Dutch Republic, Morocco and the Ottoman Empire. The second part studies the aftermath of the expulsion, the forced migrations, settlement and Diaspora of the Moriscos, comparing their vicissitudes with that of the Jewish conversos. Contributors are Youssef El Alaoui, Rafael Benítez Sánchez Blanco, Luis Fernando Bernabé Pons, Paulo Broggio, Miguel Ángel de Bunes Ibarra, Antonio Feros, Mercedes García-Arenal, Jorge Gil Herrera,Tijana Krstić, Sakina Missoum, Natalia Muchnik, Stefania Pastore, Juan Ignacio Pulido Serrano, James B. Tueller, Olatz Villanueva Zubizarreta, Bernard Vincent, and Gerard Wiegers.
