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Historia de la literatura universal (vol. 1): Desde los inicios hasta el barroco
Una obra que abre las puertas a un universo literario infinito. La célebre Historia de la literatura universal es la más completa y lúcida síntesis que existe en castellano sobre las literaturas de todas las épocas, desde sus más remotos orígenes hasta las puertas del siglo XXI. Con una prosa ágil y un sugestivo espíritu crítico, Martín de Riquer y José María Valverde ofrecen un análisis profundo de los principales escritores y obras, al tiempo que conforman una visión global de los distintos movimientos y acontecimientos literarios. En este primer volumen, tras una inmersión en las literaturas orientales que han encontrado proyección sobre Europa (sánscrita, hebrea y árabe), se analizan las obras legadas por Grecia y Roma, para abrir paso a la Edad Media y el Renacimiento europeos, hasta la época barroca.
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856 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2007
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Martín de Riquer
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Martí de Riquer i Morera, 8th Count of Casa Dávalos (Catalan pronunciation: [mərˈti ðə riˈke j muˈɾeɾə], Spanish: Martín de Riquer y Morera) (3 May 1914 – 17 September 2013) was a Spanish–Catalan literary historian and Romance philologist, a recognised international authority in the field. His writing career lasted from 1934 to 2004. He was also a nobleman and Grandee of Spain.
Riquer was born in Barcelona in 1914, the grandson of Alexandre de Riquer i Ynglada, from whom he rehabilitated the noble title Count of Casa Dávalos in 1956, because it was in situation of expiry. He fought in the Spanish Civil War for the Nationalist side, in the Terç de Requetès de la Mare de Déu de Montserrat and later the propaganda service under Dionisio Ridruejo's direction.
In 1977, he was appointed a senator in the Cortes Constituyentes by the Spanish king Juan Carlos I. He was also appointed chief of the Romance literature section of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC, "Superior Council of Scientific Investigations").
Riquer was a member of the Real Academia Española since 1965, president of the Real Academia de Buenas Letras de Barcelona, and corresponding member of numerous foreign institutions. He was the emeritus chair of Literaturas Románicas (Romance Literature) at the University of Barcelona, which he held from 1950 to 1984. He was viceroy of the university in 1965–6 and viceroy of the Autonomous University of Barcelona from 1970 to 1976. He is the founder and honorary president of the Sociedad Roncesvals, dedicated to the study of the chanson de geste and cantar de gesta.
Among the Romance languages Riquer studied were Occitan, French, Spanish, and Catalan. Specifically, he has written important and influential works on Don Quixote, the chansons de geste, the medieval novel (notably Amadis de Gaula), the troubadours, courtly love, the history of Catalan literature, and the social phenomenon of the knight-errant. He studied the influence of Ausiàs March, Juan Boscan, and the work of Miguel de Cervantes. Perhaps his most ambitious work was Historia de la Literatura Universal ("History of Universal Literature"), in collaboration José María Valverde. He and his disciple Albert Hauf were the most prominent authorities on courtly love in Spain in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Riquer was the recipient of many honours later in life. In 1962 he received the Premio March de Cataluña, in 1990 he received the fourth Menéndez Pelayo International Prize, in 1991 he received the Premio Nacional de Ensayo from the Ministry of Culture for his monograph Aproximació al Tirant lo Blanc, in 1997 he received the Premio Príncipe de Asturias de Ciencias Sociales, in 1999 he received the Premi Lletra d'Or for Quinze generacions d'una família catalana, and in 2000 he received the Premio Nacional de las Letras Españolas. In 2005 he was made a Grandee of Spain by King Juan Carlos I. He received Doctor honoris causa degrees (honorary doctor) from the University of Rome and the University of Liège.
Martí de Riquer i Morera, 8th Count of Casa Dávalos (Catalan pronunciation: [mərˈti ðə riˈke j muˈɾeɾə], Spanish: Martín de Riquer y Morera) (3 May 1914 – 17 September 2013) was a Spanish–Catalan literary historian and Romance philologist, a recognised international authority in the field. His writing career lasted from 1934 to 2004. He was also a nobleman and Grandee of Spain.
Riquer was born in Barcelona in 1914, the grandson of Alexandre de Riquer i Ynglada, from whom he rehabilitated the noble title Count of Casa Dávalos in 1956, because it was in situation of expiry. He fought in the Spanish Civil War for the Nationalist side, in the Terç de Requetès de la Mare de Déu de Montserrat and later the propaganda service under Dionisio Ridruejo's direction.
In 1977, he was appointed a senator in the Cortes Constituyentes by the Spanish king Juan Carlos I. He was also appointed chief of the Romance literature section of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC, "Superior Council of Scientific Investigations").
Riquer was a member of the Real Academia Española since 1965, president of the Real Academia de Buenas Letras de Barcelona, and corresponding member of numerous foreign institutions. He was the emeritus chair of Literaturas Románicas (Romance Literature) at the University of Barcelona, which he held from 1950 to 1984. He was viceroy of the university in 1965–6 and viceroy of the Autonomous University of Barcelona from 1970 to 1976. He is the founder and honorary president of the Sociedad Roncesvals, dedicated to the study of the chanson de geste and cantar de gesta.
Among the Romance languages Riquer studied were Occitan, French, Spanish, and Catalan. Specifically, he has written important and influential works on Don Quixote, the chansons de geste, the medieval novel (notably Amadis de Gaula), the troubadours, courtly love, the history of Catalan literature, and the social phenomenon of the knight-errant. He studied the influence of Ausiàs March, Juan Boscan, and the work of Miguel de Cervantes. Perhaps his most ambitious work was Historia de la Literatura Universal ("History of Universal Literature"), in collaboration José María Valverde. He and his disciple Albert Hauf were the most prominent authorities on courtly love in Spain in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Riquer was the recipient of many honours later in life. In 1962 he received the Premio March de Cataluña, in 1990 he received the fourth Menéndez Pelayo International Prize, in 1991 he received the Premio Nacional de Ensayo from the Ministry of Culture for his monograph Aproximació al Tirant lo Blanc, in 1997 he received the Premio Príncipe de Asturias de Ciencias Sociales, in 1999 he received the Premi Lletra d'Or for Quinze generacions d'una família catalana, and in 2000 he received the Premio Nacional de las Letras Españolas. In 2005 he was made a Grandee of Spain by King Juan Carlos I. He received Doctor honoris causa degrees (honorary doctor) from the University of Rome and the University of Liège.
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June 17, 2020
Una buena introducción a la literatura universal. Priorizan algunas épocas y autores sobre otros, pero eso es de esperar. Es bastante amena y no necesitas tener conocimientos previos.
May 20, 2025
Es el libro para saber sobre los libros. La historia sobre la literatura, claro está, es la historia sobre los mismos libros. Una fuente de conocimiento para las personas que, como yo, queremos saber sobre qué leer. Desde que supe de este libro supe que debía tenerlo. No me equivoqué, desde el inicio me permitió abstraer varios títulos sobre obras que pienso deben ser leídas. El autor aborda con un orden propio pero correcto las épocas y los momentos en que la literatura ha ido formándose.
En este libro, en el cual se documenta sobre la literatura desde sus inicios hasta el barroco, se encuentra un caudal de libros que han implicado la transformación de un mundo que ha permitido que el humano crezca como ser. Me ha parecido grandiosa la forma en la que los autores presentan las distintas épocas porque, no queriendo ser exhaustivos, logran que el lector conozca sobre los aspectos más importantes de esos libros que han perdurado en el tiempo. La forma en la que se ofrece la lectura es amigable porque utiliza un lenguaje que hace sentir cercano, y, a pesar de hablarse sobre historia pura y dura, los capítulos cortos y la variedad de temas hacen que no resulte pesado.
Lo que ha sido mejor, he sacado una lista bastante amplia sobre libros que ahora me quiero leer. Cumplido el objetivo… pasará al segundo tomo.
En este libro, en el cual se documenta sobre la literatura desde sus inicios hasta el barroco, se encuentra un caudal de libros que han implicado la transformación de un mundo que ha permitido que el humano crezca como ser. Me ha parecido grandiosa la forma en la que los autores presentan las distintas épocas porque, no queriendo ser exhaustivos, logran que el lector conozca sobre los aspectos más importantes de esos libros que han perdurado en el tiempo. La forma en la que se ofrece la lectura es amigable porque utiliza un lenguaje que hace sentir cercano, y, a pesar de hablarse sobre historia pura y dura, los capítulos cortos y la variedad de temas hacen que no resulte pesado.
Lo que ha sido mejor, he sacado una lista bastante amplia sobre libros que ahora me quiero leer. Cumplido el objetivo… pasará al segundo tomo.
May 14, 2025
Una obra monumental fenomenalmente escrita
November 6, 2025
Narración ágil- si
Bien estructurado - si
Bien sintetizado - no
Entretenido - si
Cubre expectativas - no
Bien estructurado - si
Bien sintetizado - no
Entretenido - si
Cubre expectativas - no
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