Anthony H. Clarke, a free, wise and itinerant gentleman

Abstract

This obituary pays tribute to the figure of Anthony H. Clarke, a Hispanic and Peregrine, who died in 2020. He was a great reader, an excellent connoisseur of the 19th century European narrative and an unconditional lover of Spain. His career as a specialist in the work of Pereda began in the 1960s with his doctoral thesis. The article highlights his rigor in academic judgment, his depth in reading the texts and his originality in argumentation and literary assessment. He also worked as co-director of the Obras completas of Pereda and played an important role in spreading the work of the Cantabrian writer.