by Amando de Miguel · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788423966394
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«El espíritu de Sancho Panza: el carácter español a través de los refranes» is the essay by Amando de Miguel in paperback (Espasa Calpe, 274 p., in Spanish).
Amando de Miguel draws on popular proverbs to analyse the Spanish idiosyncrasy and describes seven traits of the national character: pessimism, fatalism, individualism, resentment, caution, dissimulation and conformism. The journey through traditional couplets and sayings shows how these attitudes are reflected in Spanish society.
The essay belongs to the Espasa Hoy collection and its 2000 edition was published in Madrid.
A work for readers interested in Spanish cultural identity and traditional proverbs.
Amando de Miguel Rodríguez was a Spanish sociologist.
