Reviews for Nine Centuries of Spanish Literature: Nueve Siglos de Literatura Espanola

The average rating for Nine Centuries of Spanish Literature: Nueve Siglos de Literatura Espanola based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-02-27 00:00:00 Arthur Owyoung Here is my review in my Spanish Blog: This is a book with a fine selection of the best fragments of Spanish literature between the Medieval Period and the Twentieth Century. I liked many of them; but one of the funniest was Tomas de Iriarte's THE BEAR; THE MONKEY AND THE HOG A Bear; with whom a Piedmontese A wandering living made; A dance he had not learn'd with ease; On his two feet essay'd: And; as he highly of it thought; He to the Monkey cried; How's that? who; being better taught; ''Tis very bad'; replied. 'I do believe'; rejoin'd the Bear; 'You little favour show: For have I not a graceful air; And step with ease to go?' A Hog; that was beside them set; Cried; 'Bravo! good!' said he; 'A better dancer never yet I saw; and ne'er shall see.' On this the Bear; as if he turn'd His thoughts within his mind; With modest gesture seeming learn'd A lesson thence to find. 'When blamed the Monkey; it was cause Enough for doubting sad; But when I have the hog's applause; It must be very bad!' As treasured gift; let authors raise This moral from my verse: 'Tis bad; when wise ones do not praise; But when fools do; 'tis worse.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-06-29 00:00:00 Michelle Rosmarin If the subject interests you at all, this book is incredible, at worst a pretty good find, or redundant. Still, a complete reading is an ambitious and informative project, though I suspect most readers will seek out pieces that speak to them. It took me a couple of months to get through, but in the interim I got a lot of other assorted reading finished, having something nice to fall back on whenever I felt aimless but willing to read. Nevertheless - a fine collection full of big names.