George Ticknor, History of Spanish literature, 1849

Title
George Ticknor, History of Spanish literature, 1849
Caption
Ticknor’s monumental work was an important text in the field of Hispanic Studies for fifty years after its publication. A book of its time, it linked Spanish literature to notions of national character. The text expresses, in the words of scholar Thomas R. Hart Jr., “the Federalist and Unitarian standards of the Boston society in which [Ticknor] played a leading role.”
Creator
George Ticknor
Date Created
1849
Publisher
Harper and Brothers
Place of Publication
New York
Rights
Public domain
Bibliographic Citation
Ticknor, George. History of Spanish Literature London: John Murray, 1849. Alumni T437his, Rauner Special Collections Library.
Filename
spanish-literature-spines.jpg
Case Number
Case 2
Item Number
Item 2