New History of Spanish Writing, 1939 to the 1990s

Zusatztext A coherent overview of the turbulent and challenging conditions in which Spanish writers have managed to publish. Informationen zum Autor Chris Perriam is Professor of Hispanic Studies, University of NewcastleMichael Thompson is Lecturer in Spanish, University of DurhamSusan Frenk is Lecturer in Spanish, University of DurhamVanessa Knights is Lecturer in Spanish, University of Newcastle Klappentext A New History of Spanish Writing, 1939 to the 1990s explores the diversity of some sixty years of imaginative writing by Spaniards, its interactions with Spain's peculiarly dramatic history since the end of its Civil War, and its wider thematic significance. It covers the famous and canonical texts of the most recent in Modern Spanish literature but also explores areas less well-known outside Spain (essays and editorials, queer narrative, new poetry, comics, and texts of the militant and reactionary Right). More space than is usual in literary histories is allowed for commentary on famous texts, but the book also makes room for the marginalized and for socially contextualized explorations of the interconnectedness of various forms of writing. The overall structure is not chronological but thematic, dealing with abstract and topical issues such as silence, the family, or realism. Zusammenfassung This new history extends Modern Spanish literature into the late twentieth century and explores imaginative writings often ignored outside Spain. Extensive treatments of famous names are balanced by discussions of non-canonical and non-literary work. Thematic rather than chronological, the book places its texts in a variety of social, imaginary, and intellectual contexts. Inhaltsverzeichnis Notes on Contributors 1: First Perspectives: Spains from 1939 to the 1990s 2: Rewriting History 3: Reclaiming History 4: Keeping it in the Family 5: Power and Disempowerment 6: Languages of Silence 7: Getting a Sense of Reality 8: New Writing: New Spain? 9: Languages of Pleasure 10: Through the Kaleidoscope References Index ...

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• Authors: Susan Frenk, Frenk Susan, Vanessa Knights, Knights Vanessa, Chris Perriam, Chris Thompson Perriam, Christopher Perriam, Christopher Etc. Thompson Perriam, Perriam Chris, Michael Thompson
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2000
• EAN: 9780198715160
• ISBN: 978-0-19-871516-0
• No. of pages: 254
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Romance linguistics / literary studies; Spain, 20th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Spanish & Portuguese, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Spanish, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form