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Speak the Culture Spain Speak the Culture Spain E BE FLUENT IN SPANISH LIFE AND CULTURE HISTORY, SOCIETY AND LIFESTYLE • LITERATURE AND PHILOSOPHY ART AND ARCHITECTURE • CINEMA AND FASHION MUSIC AND DRAMA • FOOD AND DRINK • MEDIA AND SPORT www.thorogoodpublishing.co.uk www.speaktheculture.co.uk Allrightsreserved. Noresponsibilityforloss ThorogoodPublishingLtd Nopartofthispublicationmay occasionedtoanypersonacting 10-12RivingtonStreet bereproduced,storedina orrefrainingfromactionasa LondonEC2A3DU retrievalsystemortransmitted resultofanymaterialinthis inanyformorbyanymeans, publicationcanbeacceptedby Telephone:02077494748 electronic,photocopying, theauthororpublisher. 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ISBN:1854186051 978-185418605-8 LasPalmasdeGranCanaria Publisher Editorinchief Design&illustration Acknowledgements NeilThomas AndrewWhittaker NialHarrington SpecialthankstoOlatz HarringtonMoncrieff Gonzalez,InstitutoNacional EditorialDirector Editorialcontributors www.hmdesignco.com deEstadística,Institutode AngelaSpall SamBloomfield TurismodeEspaña,Neil JoanneFairweather JohnnyBull MackayandtoMarcusTitley JulieLewthwaite plumpState (www.seckfordwines.co.uk)for AmyWilsonThomas www.plumpstate.com hisfoodanddrinkexpertise. AlexandraFedoruk PrintedintheUKby HenryLingLtd www.henryling.co.uk Contents 3.Artand architecture Introduction p1 p105 SpeaktheCulture 3.1.Art p107 booksgiveyouthekeys 3.1.1.Paintingthe toanation’sculture Spanishwayp108 3.1.2.Goingupthe walls:Spanishartfrom cavementocathedrals p110 3.1.3.Spanishartinthe Renaissancep114 3.1.4.Naturallygifted: Baroqueerapainters p117 3.1.5.One-manshow: 1.Identity:the GoyaguidesSpaintoward buildingblocksof modernity p123 4.Performing Spanishculture p3 3.1.6.Rippingupthe arts p169 rulebook:Picasso,Dalí 1.1.Geography p5 andMiró p127 4.1.Music p171 2.Literatureand 1.1.1.Thelieof philosophy p63 3.1.7.Pick‘n’mix: 4.1.1.Folktales:the theland p6 SpanishartsincetheCivil rootsofSpanishmusic 1.1.2.Localcolour:the 2.1.Literature p65 Warp133 p172 autonomíasofSpain p10 2.1.1.Spanishreading 3.2.Architecture p139 4.1.2.Comebackking: 1.2.History p37 habits p66 thestoryofflamenco 3.2.1.Builttolast: p176 1.2.1.Cavesand 2.1.2.Risingstars: prehistoricandclassical conquests:fromthe Seneca,ElCidandLa structures p140 4.1.3.Earlyand StoneAgetothe Celestina p68 classicalSpanish Reconquistap38 2.1.3.InsearchofDon 3A.s2t.2u.riHaonwsaGnodthMs,oors music p181 1.2.2.Riseandfall: Quixote:literatureinthe builttheMiddleAges 4.1.4.Homegrown kings,conquistadoresand GoldenAge p72 p142 talent:themodernmusic culturalhighsp43 2.1.4.InCervantes’ 3.2.3.Reachingforthe scene p187 1.2.3.Ruinto shadow:fromRomantics heavens:Romanesque 4.2.Theatre p193 resurrection:war, toRealists p77 andGothic p147 4.2.1.Goldengreats: dictatorshipand 2.1.5.Generationgame: 3.2.4.Puttingonafront: theageofSpanishdrama democracyinmodern Unamuno,LorcaandCela RenaissanceandBaroque p194 Spain p48 p83 p153 4.2.2.Lorcaleadsthe 1.3.Languageand 2.1.6.Offtheleash: 3.2.5.Makingwaves: way:Spanishdramain psyche p55 contemporarySpanish Spanisharchitecturein themodernage p199 1.3.1.Vocalharmonies: literature p91 themodernera p159 4.2.3.Movingstories: Spainanditslanguages 2.2.Philosophy p97 3.2.6.Hometruths: Spanishdancep206 p56 2.2.1.Thinktank: domesticarchitecture, 4.2.4.Laughingmatters: 1.3.2.BeingSpanish: thebignamesofSpanish livingarrangementsand comedyinmodernSpain identityandpsyche p60 philosophy p98 planningchaos p165 p210 7.Foodanddrink p263 8.Livingculture: 6.Mediaand 7.1.Food p265 thedetailsof communications modernSpain p307 p241 7.1.1.Lifeonthecutting edge:theSpanishkitchen 8.1.Thechangingface 6.1.Media p243 p266 ofSpanishsociety: 6.1.1.Lifeofftheleash: 7.1.2.Staplediets: class,race,familyand newspapersand meats,breadsandafew gender p310 magazines p244 veg p270 8.2.Massappeal:how 5.Cinemaand fashion p213 6.1.2.Loveatfirstsight: 7.1.3.Regionalflavours: Spaintakesitsreligion theSpanishandtheirTVs thedifferenttastesof p315 5.1.Cinema p215 p248 Spain p272 8.3.Bigissues:politics, 6.1.3.Radioactive:in 7.1.4.Foodrituals: thestateandthe 5.1.1.Shootingpains: lovewiththewireless eatinghabits,festivals environment p318 theSpanishandtheir films p216 p251 andbuyingfood p281 8.4.Onthemoney:the 6.1.4.Blogoff:gettingto 7.2.Drink p287 economy,socialsecurity 5.1.2.Movingwiththe gripswithnewmedia 7.2.1.Thecultureof andhealthcare p324 times:earlyadventures infilm p218 p253 Spanishwine p288 8.5.Withinthelaw: 6.2.Communications 7.2.2.Spanishwineon crime,courtsandthe 5.1.3.Bendingtherules: p255 themap:theregions police p328 filmunderFranco p221 6.2.1.Making p293 8.6.Steeplearning 5.1.4.Filmuncut:modern connections:postinga 7.2.3.Fromsangríato curve:education p332 Spanishcinema p226 letterandmakingacall horchata:Spain’sother 8.7.Timeout:freetime, 5.2.Fashion p235 p256 tipples p301 fiestasandholidays p335 5.2.1.Fashionsense: 6.2.2.Spainonthe 7.2.4.Drinkinghabits: 8.8.Bulls,ballsand designers,costumesand move:transportsystems whereandwhentohitthe baskets:Spanishsport globalempires p236 andhabits p258 bottle p304 p339 Publisher’sNote andworkpurposes, Ourfocusisonincreasing Iwouldliketothank Thisseriesofbooksand betweencountriesand theculturalknowledge 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