Summary
Salvador de Madariaga: Spanish Women
Writing "about woman, the most mysterious continent of the spirit", Madariaga in five essays tells unusual stories about unusual women who become a picture of Spain's relationship with Europe from a female point of view. From the genius literary character of the 15th century, Melibeja, as an archetype of the Spanish woman, a "heroine worthy of Shakespeare", to Catherine of Aragon, Lady Smith, and the actress sisters Malibranova and Pauline Vijardo, Madariaga writes about the "particular Spanish taste based on the predominance of women" and strength as the supreme virtue of the Spanish woman.
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