Periodical (dates): Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1817-1980)

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Volume: 6

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Number: 35

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Date: 1820 (February)

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Place of publication: Edinburgh

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Pages: 481-485

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Editor: William Blackwood (1776-1834)@Thomas Cadell (1742-1802)

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Author (Reviewer): John Gibson Lockhart (1794-1854)

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Brief description:

Brief overview and description of Muslim Spain and how both Muslim and Christian cultures co-habited in the Peninsula. The author praises the artistical and scientific creation of this ‘liberal’ period, particularly its poetry and ballads. On the other hand, modern Spain is harshly criticised as a bigoted and ignorant country. The article includes a translation of the ballad “El señor de Buitrago”, an extract in Spanish of the ballad of Bernardo, and a translation into English of “Muerte de doña Blanca”.

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Spanish works mentioned:

Romance de Bernardo del Carpio [Romancero general, 1604] (Anon.)

El Cantar de los Infantes de Lara (Anon.)

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Spanish works translated (P=Partially, F=Fully):

“El señor de Buitrago” [Flor de varios romances, 1597] (Anon.) (P)

“Muerte de Doña Blanca” [Silva de romances, 1550] (Anon.) (P)

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Other relevant Spanish names mentioned:

Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452-1616)

Isabella I of Castile (1451-1504)

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria (1500-1558)

Pedro II de Aragón (1178-1213)

Pedro IV of Aragon (1319-1387)

Alphonso V of Aragon (1396-1458)

The Cid (1048-1099)

Bernardo del Carpio (legendary figure of Spanish ballads)

Pedro the Cruel (1334-1369)

María de Padilla (1334-1361)

Blanche of Bourbon (1339-1361)

Boabdil el Chico (1459-1533)

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Spanish place names:

Castile

Aragon

Cordoba

Seville

Malaga

Galicia

Valencia

Tudela

Tarifa

Asturias

Oviedo

Navarre

Barcelona

Leon

Alhambra

Generalife

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References to Spanish relevant historic events:

Western Schism (1378)

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