{"product_id":"inscribed-power-ryan-d-giles-9781442646070","title":"Inscribed Power: Amulets and Magic in Early Spanish Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eInscribed Power\u003c\/i\u003e, Ryan D. Giles explores the function of amuletic prayers, divine names, and incantation formulas that were inscribed and printed on parchment, paper and other media, and at the same time inserted into classic literary works in Spain. Giles' insightful analysis of the intersection between amulets and literary texts offers fresh and original interpretations of well-known texts such as the \u003ci\u003ePoema de \u003c\/i\u003emío \u003ci\u003e Cid\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLibro de Alexandre\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLibro de buen amor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCelestina\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLazarillo de Tormes\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eBuscón.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eInscribed\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePower\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating work that highlights specific amuletic texts that were used to heal, protect, or otherwise provide a blessing or curse to discover how their powers could influence fictional lives at different moments in the development of Spanish literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ryan D. Giles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442646071\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442646070\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/29\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.20d","brand":"Ryan D. Giles","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48013929939199,"sku":"9781442646070","price":84.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b95586c9-9bb1-4029-86ba-85a2095e8fd0.jpg?v=1767745654","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/inscribed-power-ryan-d-giles-9781442646070","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}