Castilla

Description:

First published in 1912, Castilla remains one of the most widely read works of twentieth-century Spanish literature in the United States. In it Azorin calls up some of Spain's most enduring and evocative images - windswept villages, rugged towers, proud hidalgos, late-afternoon corridas - as he works to resolve the defining tension of his generation: the desire to embrace the spirit of change entering Spain from northern Europe against the attempts to identify and preserve the essential elements of Spain's storied past.

subjects: Description and travel,  Pictorial works,  Travel,  Castile (spain)

People: Azorín (1873-1967),  Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616)

Places: Castile (Spain),  Mancha,  Mancha (Spain),  Spain