The Strife of Tongues: Fray Luis de Leon and the Golden Age of Spain

by Colin P. Thompson

Book Overview

Fray Luis de Le n (1527-91) is known chiefly as the author of some of the finest poetry of the Spanish Golden Age, but he also wrote important prose works in both Latin and Spanish, and produced eloquent translations into Spanish of biblical and classical texts. He spent five years imprisoned in solitary confinement by the Spanish Inquisition, fighting to clear himself of a series of accusations against his views on the Bible. Acquitted on all counts,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521123372
• ISBN13: 9780521123372
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"