Lost paradise: the story of Granada

"Lost Paradise is a book about a unique and pivotal European city. Although there are a number of interesting biographies of major cities such as London, Rome, Istanbul, Jerusalem and Barcelona, this is the first narrative history of the city of Granada for English-speaking readers, which celeb...

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1. Verfasser: Drayson, Elizabeth 1954- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London Head of Zeus 2021
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Zusammenfassung:"Lost Paradise is a book about a unique and pivotal European city. Although there are a number of interesting biographies of major cities such as London, Rome, Istanbul, Jerusalem and Barcelona, this is the first narrative history of the city of Granada for English-speaking readers, which celebrates and explores the distinctive, evolving identity of the place. It is an account which brings to the fore the image of the city as a lost paradise, reveals it as a place of perpetual contradiction, of beauty and violence, and links it to the great dilemma over Spain's true identity as a nation. The author's aim is to paint a compelling portrait of the city of Granada from its origins to the present day, taking the reader on a vibrant historical voyage of discovery that uncovers its many-layered past and establishes it as Spain's most important city. The Andalusian city of Granada has been casting a spell on visitors for 2000 years.
Romans, then Visigoths, settled here, as did a community of Jews; in the 11th century a Berber chief named Zawi ben Ziri made Granada his capital; from the 13th until the late 15th centuries the Nasrids - last (and longest-lasting) dynasty of Islamic Al-Andalus - ruled the emirate of Granada from the fabulous fortress-palace of the Alhambra; after capturing the city to complete the Christian Reconquista, the Catholic monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella made the Alhambra the site of their royal court. In this, the first full narrative history of the city of Granada for English-speaking readers, Elizabeth Drayson explores the distinctive, evolving identity of Granada, revealing it to have been the crucible of Europe throughout its history, the testing ground of culture and religion and politics, and a place of violently shifting identities.
More than any other Spanish city it encapsulates the way in which Spain has been formed and reshaped time and time again, as Romans, Visigoths, Moors, Jews and gypsies and musicians and writers have come and gone. And all the while the mirage of the Alhambra hovers over it all, a supreme expression of civilization"--Publisher's description
Beschreibung:xv, 464 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:9781788547420

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