Title: Imperial Emotions Cultural Responses To Myths Of Empire In Findesicle Spain
Description: This work reconsiders debates about historical memory from the perspective of the theory of emotions. Its main claim is that the demise of the Spanish empire in 1898 spurred a number of contradictory emotional responses, ranging from mourning and melancholia to indignation, pride, and shame. It shows how intellectuals sought to reimagine a post-Empire Spain by drawing on myth and employing a predominantly emotional register.
Subjects: European history, Collective memory, History, Spain, history, Memory, Spanish literature, History and criticism