Shards of Love Exile and the Origins of the Lyric

Menocal (Spanish and Portuguese, Yale U.) explores the shift from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance through the birth of lyric poetry in the context of the conquest of the Americas and the reconquest of Spain from the Moors. Includes nearly 100 pages of bibliographic essays. Paper edition (unseen), $18.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR