Routledge Companion to Iberian Studies

<p>The <i>Routledge Companion to Iberian Studies</i> takes an important place in the scholarly landscape by bringing together a compelling collection of essays that reflect the evolving ways in which researchers think and write about the Iberian Peninsula.</p><p>Features include:</p><ul> <li>A comprehensive approach to the different languages and cultural traditions of the Iberian Peninsula;</li> <li>Five chronological sections spanning the period from the Middle Ages to the 21st century;</li> <li>A state-of-the-art account of the field reaffirming Iberian Studies as a dynamic and evolving discipline with promising areas for future research;</li> <li>An array of topics of an interdisciplinary nature (history and politics language and literature cultural studies and visual arts) focusing on the cultural distinctiveness of Iberian traditions;</li> <li>New perspectives and avenues of inquiry that aim to promote a comparative mode within Iberian Studies and Hispanism.</li> </ul><p>The fifty authoritative original essays will provide readers with a diverse cross-section of texts that will enrich their knowledge of Iberian Studies from an international perspective. </p>