Gerald Brenan

Gerald Brenan was a British historian, writer and hispanist (1894–1987). He was born at Sliema and died at Alhaurín el Grande.

Also recorded as Edward FitzGerald Brenan.

Gerald Brenan in brief

Born
1894
Died
1987
Known for
historian, writer and hispanist
Place of birth
Sliema
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the heading Edward FitzGerald Brenan. His recorded languages were English and Spanish.

He married Gamel Woolsey.

Catalogued works

25 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1933 to 1995.

The Spanish Labyrinth. South from Granada. Diarios de la Gran Guerra. Epistolario íntimo. Diarios sobre Dora Carrington. The Face of Spain, dated 1950. Gerald Brenan. Poesía. Cosas de España. The literature of the Spanish people, dated 1953. Best of friends, dated 1986. Jack Robinson, dated 1933. La copla popular española, dated 1995. A Life of One's Own, dated 1975. The lighthouse always says yes, dated 1966. The magnetic moment, dated 1978. Spanish scene, dated 1946. Thoughts in a dry season, dated 1978. Personal Record, 1920-1972, dated 1974. St John of the Cross, dated 1973. A holiday by the sea, dated 1961. Personal record, 1920-1972 / Gerald Brenan., dated 1974, held by Wellcome Collection. South from Granada / by Gerald Brenan., dated 1963, held by Wellcome Collection. The Spanish labyrinth : an account of the social and political background of the Civil War / by Gerald Brenan., dated 1974, held by Wellcome Collection. Current affairs., dated 1946-1951, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

10 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Brenan, (Edward Fitz)Gerald (1894–1987), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. Brenan, (Edward Fitz-) Gerald, (7 April 1894–19 Jan. 1987), author, Who Was Who, 2007. Brenan, Edward FitzGerald [Gerald] (1894–1987), writer and Hispanic scholar, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004. Chapter 1. Gerald Brenan 1894–1987 - 19, Writers of the Spanish Civil War. ​Del misticismo vivencial al misticismo poético en Gerald Brenan, Cuadernos de Investigación Filológica, 2026. Apología del mirar desde lejos con algunas divagaciones alrededor del hispanismo, Historia contemporánea, 2016. Reseña de "Crónica de Gerald Brenan. Desde La Alpujarra a Málaga" de Antonio Ramos Espejo, Ámbitos, 2004. Alhaurin el Grande y Gerald Brenan, Derecho Animal, 2010. La imagen de la España de la postguerra en un viaje de Gerald Brenan, Espacio, Tiempo y Forma. Serie V, Historia Contemporánea, 1994. Anarquismo y protestantismo. Reflexiones sobre un viejo argumento, Studia Historica: Historia Contemporánea, 2010.

Digitised editions and texts

8 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

the space of spain (1950) — Internet Archive. South from Granada (1963) — Internet Archive. The Literature of The Spanish People (1965) — Internet Archive. The Spanish Labyrinth (1967) — Internet Archive. The Spanish Labyrinth, an Account of the Social and Political Background of the Civil War (1943) — Internet Archive. The Literature of the Spanish People: From Roman Times to the Present Day (1965) — Internet Archive. the face of spain (1956) — Internet Archive. The house of Howard (1908) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 10 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Gerald Brenan studied at Radley College. the recorded working language is English and Spanish.

The field of work recorded is hispanism and history.

Works named in the authority record are The Spanish Labyrinth and South from Granada.

Distinctions recorded are Military Cross and Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

Chronology

  1. 1894Gerald Brenan born at Sliema.
  2. 1943The Spanish Labyrinth, an Account of the Social and Political Background of the Civil War digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1950The Face of Spain.
  4. 1950the space of spain digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1963South from Granada digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1965The Literature of The Spanish People digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1965The Literature of the Spanish People: From Roman Times to the Present Day digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 1967The Spanish Labyrinth digitised by Internet Archive.
  9. 1987Gerald Brenan died at Alhaurín el Grande.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    “Gerald Brenan”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q3103862: Gerald Brenan

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