| Modernismo, Modernity and the Development of Spanish American Literature Contributor(s): Jrade, Cathy L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 029274045X ISBN-13: 9780292740457 Publisher: University of Texas Press OUR PRICE: $19.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1998 Annotation: "Jrade is among the two or three most distinguished scholars of modernismo in the world today, and one of the most important in the entire history of criticism of the movement.... Her knowledge of Spanish poetics and prosody is unequaled by her peers." -- Roberto Gonza lez Echevarri a, Sterling Professor of Hispanic and Comparative Literature, Yale University Modernismo arose in Spanish American literature as a confrontation with and a response to modernizing forces that were transforming Spanish American society in the later nineteenth century. In this book, Cathy L. Jrade undertakes a full exploration of the modernista project and shows how it provided a foundation for trends and movements that have continued to shape literary production in Spanish America throughout the twentieth century. Jrade opens with a systematic consideration of the development of modernismo and then proceeds with detailed analyses of works-poetry, narrative, and essays-that typified and altered the movement's course. In this way, she situates the writing of key authors, such as Rube n Dari o, Jose Marti, and Leopoldo Lugones, within the overall modernista project and traces modernismo's influence on subsequent generations of writers. Jrade's analysis reclaims the power of the visionary stance taken by these creative intellectuals. She firmly abolishes any lingering tendency to associate modernismo with affectation and effete elegance, revealing instead how the modernistas' new literary language expressed their profound political and epistemological concerns. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - Spanish & Portuguese - Literary Criticism | Caribbean & Latin American |
| Dewey: 860.911 |
| LCCN: 98005890 |
| Series: Texas Pan American |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.99" W x 8.93" (0.76 lbs) 205 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Modernismo arose in Spanish American literature as a confrontation with and a response to modernizing forces that were transforming Spanish American society in the later nineteenth century. In this book, Cathy L . Jrade undertakes a full exploration of the modernista project and shows how it provided a foundation for trends and movements that have continued to shape literary production in Spanish America throughout the twentieth century. Jrade opens with a systematic consideration of the development of modernismo and then proceeds with detailed analyses of works--poetry, narrative, and essays--that typified and altered the movement's course. In this way, she situates the writing of key authors, such as Rubén Darío, José Martí, and Leopoldo Lugones, within the overall modernista project and traces modernismo's influence on subsequent generations of writers. Jrade's analysis reclaims the power of the visionary stance taken by these creative intellectuals. She firmly abolishes any lingering tendency to associate modernismo with affectation and effete elegance, revealing instead how the modernistas' new literary language expressed their profound political and epistemological concerns. |
Contributor Bio(s): Jrade, Cathy L.: - Cathy L. Jrade is Professor of Spanish at Vanderbilt University. |