Catalonia - A Cultural History
Oct 2011 · Landscapes of the Imagination Book 6 · Andrews UK Limited
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Squeezed between more powerful France and Spain, Catalonia has endured a violent history. Its medieval empire that conquered Naples, Sicily and Athens was crushed by Spain. Its geography, with the Pyrenees falling sharply to the rugged Costa Brava, is tormented, too. Michael Eaude traces this history and its monuments: Roman Tarragona, celebrated by the poet Martial; Greek Empuries, lost for centuries beneath the sands; medieval Romanesque architecture in the Vall de Boi churches (a World Heritage Site) and Poblet and Santes Creus monasteries. He tells the stories of several of Catalonia's great figures: Abbot Oliva, who brought Moorish learning to Europe, the ruthless mercenary, Roger de Flor, and Verdaguer, handsome poet-priest. Catalonia is famous today for its twentieth-century art. This book focuses on the revolutionary Art Nouveau buildings (including the Sagrada Familia) of Antoni Gaudi. It also explores the region's artistic legacy: the young Picasso painting Barcelona’s vibrant slums; Salvador Dali, inspired by the twisted rocks of Cap de Creus to paint his landscapes of the human mind; and Joan Miro, discovering the colours of the red earth at Montroig.
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Tibor Fuchs
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July 21, 2016
I loved it. Precise, balanced, put In historical context. I used it for a presentation on my experience living in Barcelona from 1977 to 1983 to a group in Los Angeles CA. I only wish I had read it before living there. I highly recommend it.
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Michael Euade writes for the Guardian and Independent. He is the author of Barcelona, the city that reinvented itself (Fire Leaves).
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