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| Tamesis Books | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tamesis Books |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Founder | Carmen Blacker |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Headquarters | London |
| Publications | Books |
| Topics | Hispanic studies, Latin American studies, Iberian studies |
Tamesis Books is an independent British publisher specializing in Hispanic and Lusophone studies, academic monographs, translations, and critical editions. It has published works on Spanish, Portuguese, Latin American, and Caribbean literature, history, and culture, often collaborating with scholars and institutions. Tamesis Books's catalogue includes critical studies, bilingual editions, and bibliographies that serve researchers, libraries, and specialist readers.
Tamesis Books was established in the mid-20th century amid renewed scholarly interest in Iberian and Latin American cultures, interacting with institutions like the British Academy, University of Oxford, King's College London, University of Cambridge, and School of Oriental and African Studies. Early operations connected with scholars from University of London, University of Manchester, University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow, and Queen Mary University of London, while engaging translators linked to Royal Spanish Academy, Real Academia Española, Instituto Cervantes, and Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian. The press developed networks with archives such as the Biblioteca Nacional de España, Archivo General de Indias, Arquivo Nacional Torre do Tombo, Library of Congress, and British Library, and with research bodies including the Hispanic Society of America, Modern Humanities Research Association, International Association of Hispanists, Society for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies, and Association for Latin American Studies. Over decades, it navigated scholarly debates involving figures like Miguel de Cervantes, Federico García Lorca, Pablo Neruda, Gabriel García Márquez, and Jorge Luis Borges through edited volumes, critical essays, and translations.
Founded by academics and bibliophiles connected to Carmen Blacker-era networks and contacts in Barcelona, Lisbon, Madrid, Seville, and Santiago de Compostela, the press declared a mission to make Iberian and Latin American scholarship accessible in English and to preserve regional literatures and histories. Its founders engaged with scholars from Harvard University, Yale University, Columbia University, Stanford University, and University of California, Berkeley to bridge transatlantic scholarship. The mission aligned with cultural institutions such as British Council, UNESCO, Commonwealth Institute, European University Institute, and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, emphasizing collaboration with archives like Archivo General de la Nación (Argentina), Archivo General de la Nación (Colombia), and Archivo General de la Nación (Peru).
Tamesis Books issues monographs, critical editions, bilingual texts, translations, bibliographies, and conference proceedings, often co-published with university presses such as Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Routledge, Palgrave Macmillan, and Bloomsbury. Its imprints include scholarly series linked to journals like Bulletin of Hispanic Studies, Hispania, Revista de Estudios Hispánicos, Anales de Literatura Hispanoamericana, and Journal of Portuguese Linguistics. The publisher has released works on authors and topics connected to Lope de Vega, Garcilaso de la Vega, Calderón de la Barca, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, and Antonio Machado, and studies of movements associated with Generation of '27, Modernismo, Realismo mágico, Nuyorican Movement, and Afro-Brazilian literature.
Key series have focused on medieval Iberia, Golden Age drama, modernist poetry, colonial archives, and contemporary criticism, featuring scholarship on Isabel la Católica, Christopher Columbus, Simón Bolívar, José Martí, Toussaint Louverture, Augusto Sandino, and Rigoberta Menchú. Notable titles include critical editions and translations of works by Lope de Vega, Luis de Góngora, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Joaquín Rodrigo, and studies of figures such as Diego Velázquez, Francisco de Goya, Pablo Picasso, and Frida Kahlo. The list spans studies of regions like Andalusia, Catalonia, Galicia, Basque Country, Canary Islands, Amazon basin, Andes, and nations including Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Cuba, and Dominican Republic.
The editorial policy emphasizes peer review and collaboration with scholars from Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Universidad de Salamanca, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Universidade de São Paulo, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, and Universidad de Buenos Aires. Translation practices have engaged translators affiliated with Real Academia Galega, Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Centro de Estudos Literários e Latinos, and organizations such as PEN International, International Federation of Translators, and Society of Authors. Works often include critical apparatus referencing archives like Archivo Histórico Nacional (Spain), Archivo de Indias, Torre do Tombo, and libraries such as Bibliothèque nationale de France, Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal, and National Library of Spain.
Distribution networks have linked with academic distributors and wholesalers including Oxford University Press Distribution, Ingram Content Group, YBP Library Services, EBSCO, and ProQuest, reaching university libraries at University of Michigan, New York Public Library, Bibliothèque nationale de France, National Library of Spain, and research centers like Hispanic Society of America. The press influenced curricula at institutions such as King's College London, University of Edinburgh, University of Barcelona, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, and Universidad de Salamanca, and contributed to conferences hosted by Modern Language Association, European Association for American Studies, International Congress of the Spanish Language, and Latin American Studies Association.
Titles published have received attention from awards and honors associated with Prince of Asturias Awards, Miguel de Cervantes Prize, Camões Prize, Premio Nacional de Literatura, Premio de la Crítica, and academic prizes granted by British Academy, Royal Society of Literature, American Historical Association, Modern Language Association, and Association of Hispanic Classical Studies. Individual authors and translators published by the press have been shortlisted for prizes such as the Man Booker International Prize, Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, and Nobel Prize in Literature recognition through critical engagement.
Category:Academic publishing companies Category:Publishing companies established in 1951 Category:British publishers