The politics of Spanish American modernismo
Subtitle: by exquisite design
By: Gerard Aching.
Series: Cambridge studies in Latin American and Iberian literature ;; 11
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Cambridge, United Kingdom; New York, NY, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 183
Subjects: Spanish American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.; Modernism (Literature) -- Latin America.; Politics and literature -- Latin America.; Pan-Hispanism.; Latin America -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
Description: "The Politics of Spanish American "Modernismo" elucidates the professional and literary means through which Spanish American modernistas negotiated a cultural politics of rapprochement with Spain and Europe in order to differentiate their Americanness from that of the United States. Gerard Aching argues that these turn-of-the-century men of letters were in fact responsible for the burgeoning role that intellectuals and writers had (and continue to have) in defining pan-Hispanism."--BOOK JACKET. "Aching's arguments contribute to current debates about modernity and the colonial/postcolonial condition in nineteenth-century Hispanic literatures. The interdisciplinary approach will appeal to scholars in literature, cultural studies, Latin American studies, and history."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-179) and index.
Based on the author's dissertation.