A History of the Romantic Movement in Spain: Volume 1

Originally published in 1940 as the first part of a two-volume study, this book examines the Romantic Movement in Spain.

E. Allison Peers (Author)

9781107639867, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 14 November 2013

376 pages
23.4 x 15.6 x 2.1 cm, 0.58 kg

Originally published in 1940 as the first part of a two-volume study, this book examines the Romantic Movement in Spain from its roots in the Spanish Golden Age during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, to the Romantic revival in the nineteenth century and the ensuing conflict between Classicists and Romanticists, which abated after 1837. Peers looks at key texts in the history of the Romantic style, as well as external influences on Spanish style in this period of literary upheaval. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of Spanish literature or the Romantic Period.

Preface
Principal abbreviations
Part I. The Antecedents of the Romantic Movement: 1. Romantic Spain: the Romanticism of the Golden Age
2. The eighteenth century: early signs of a new Romanticism
3. The Romantic revival before 1800
4. The Romantic revolt before 1800
5. The lateness of the new Romanticism
Part II. The Romantic Revival, 1800–37: 1. Foreign influences upon the Romantic revival
2. Two early milestones of the revival
3. The revival of Mediaeval literature
4. The revival of Golden Age literature
5. The Romantic revival in the provinces
Part III. The Romantic Revolt, 1800–37: 1. The Romantic revolt from 1800 to 1833
2. Foreign influences upon the revolt
3. The revolt in drama, 1834–7
4. The revolt in lyric and narrative poetry, 1834–7
5. The climax of the revolt: Classicists versus Romanticists.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: general [DSB]