{"product_id":"modern-literatures-in-spain-hardback-9780745634951","title":"Modern Literatures in Spain (Hardback) 9780745634951","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eModern Literatures in Spain\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJo Labanyi (Author), Luisa Elena Delgado (Author), Helena Buffery (Contributions by), Kirsty Hooper (Contributions by), Mari Jose Olaziregi (Contributions by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745634951, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 25 November 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.8 x 3 cm, 0.59 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is a book that, as only outstanding books are able to do, opens up the horizon for its readers and invites new forms of thought and critical inquiry.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaite Zubiaurre,\u003ci\u003e UCLA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Crisp, refreshing, dramatic, informative, thoughtful, and ambitious, this is a must-have for the modern period in Spain. It breaks new ground through its energetic and even-handed attention to the four cultures of the Peninsula, changes the landscape, and opens new doors for all.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlison Sinclair,\u003ci\u003e University of Cambridge\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Writing a compelling review of a national literature in modern times is complex, if not impos­sible, especially in a context such as that of the Iberian Peninsula, which is known for its lin­guistic diversity. However, \u003ci\u003eModern Literatures in Spain \u003c\/i\u003econfronts that challenge. … a suggestive and inspiring cultural history of the major national literary spheres, suit­able for scholars, professors, and students… \u003ci\u003eModern Literatures in Spain \u003c\/i\u003eserves as an excellent compilation of modern literary production: one that points to the pivotal themes and historical processes that defined modernity in Spain, explains the literary trends that resulted from them, and articulates a new paradigm for studying and understanding its national literatures.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHispania\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eJo Labanyi and Luisa Elena Delgado provide the first cultural history of modern literatures in Spain. With contributors Helena Buffery, Kirsty Hooper, and Mari Jose Olaziregi, they showcase the country’s cultural richness and complexity by working across its four major literary cultures – Castilian, Catalan, Galician, and Basque – from the eighteenth century to the present.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEngaging critically with the concept of the “national”, \u003ci\u003eModern Literatures in Spain\u003c\/i\u003e traces the uneven institutionalization of Spain’s diverse literatures in a context of Castilian literary hegemony, as well as examining diasporic and exile writing . The thematically organized chapters explore literary constructions of subjectivity, gender, and sexuality; urban and rural imaginaries; intersections between high and popular culture; and the formation of a public sphere. Throughout, readings are attentive to the multiple ways in which literature serves as a barometer of cultural responses to historical change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn introduction to major cultural debates as well as an original analysis of key texts, this book is essential  reading for students and scholars with an interest in the literatures and cultures of Spain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1 Modernity and the Singular Nation (1700-1840s)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2 From Sensibility to Desire: The Construction of the Modern Subject (1730s-1880s)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3 The Rise of the Public Sphere and the Professionalization of the Writer (1730s-1890s)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4 Countering Castilian: From Retrenchment to the Renaissance of Peripheral National Literatures (1710s-1890s)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5 The Uses of the Past: Writing the Nation (1760s-1890s)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6 Popular Culture: Exclusion and Appropriation (1760s-1930s)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7 Urban Modernity and the Provincial: Changing Concepts of Time and Space (1830s-1930s)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 8 The Nation Called into Question (1890s-1920s)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 9 Writers and Political Commitment (1930s-1960s)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 10 Spain beyond Spain: Exile and Diaspora (1939-1980s)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 11 Catalan, Galician, and Basque Literatures: Recovery and Institutionalization (1960s-1990s)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 12 Rewriting Gender and Sexuality (1970s-2020)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 13 Memory and Forgetting (1970s-2020)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 14 Normalization, Crisis, and the Search for New Paradigms (1975-2021)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Works Cited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literature:%20history%20\u0026amp;%20criticism%20%5BDS%5D%22\"\u003eDS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407301407000,"sku":"9780745634951","price":44.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745634951.jpg?v=1784160168","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/modern-literatures-in-spain-hardback-9780745634951","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}