Cambridge Companion to Modern Spanish Culture

Name: Cambridge Companion to Modern Spanish Culture
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ISBN: 9780521574297

ISBN-10: 0521574293

ISBN-13: 9780521574297

Edition: 1999

Authors: David Thatcher Gies

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This book offers a comprehensive account of modern Spanish culture, tracing its dramatic and often unexpected development from its beginnings after the Revolution of 1868 to the present day. Specially-commissioned essays by leading experts provide analyses of the historical and political background of modern Spain, the culture of the major autonomous regions (notably Castile, Catalonia, and the Basque Country), and the country's literature: narrative, poetry, theatre and the essay. Spain's recent development is divided into three main phases: from 1868 to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War; the period of the dictatorship of Francisco Franco; and the post-Franco arrival of democracy. The…

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List price: $34.99
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 2/25/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 362
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



Chronology


Note on contributors


Introduction: Modern Spanish culture: an introduction




Culture: Centre and Periphery



What does it mean to study modern Spanish culture?




Spain as Castile: nationalist and national identity




A cultural mapping of Catalonia Teresa




The Basque country




Culture and History



History, politics, and culture, 1875-1936




History, politics, and culture, 1936-1975




History, politics, and culture, 1975-1996




Culture and Prose



Narrative in culture, 1868-1936




Narrative in culture, 1936-1975




Narrative in culture, 1975-1996




Culture and the essay in modern




Culture and Poetry



Poetry and culture, 1868-1936




Poetry and culture, 1936-1975




Poetry and culture, 1975-1996




Culture and Theatre



Theatre and culture, 1868-1936




Theatre and culture, 1936-1996




Culture and the Arts



Painting and sculpture in modern Spain




Culture and cinema to 1975




Culture and cinema, 1975-1996




A century of Spanish architecture




Spanish music and cultural identity




To live is to dance




Media



The media in modern Spanish culture