Realism as resistance: romanticism and authorship in Galdós, Clarín, and Baroja

This Book Explores The Fluid Boundaries Between Realism And Romanticism, While Considering This Oscillation Between Discourses As The Legacy Of The Quijote To The Nineteenth-century Spanish Novel. Furthermore, There Are Studies Of Characters Who Act As Authors In Benito Perez Galdos's First Series Of Episodios Nacionales, Pio Baroja's La Lucha Por La Vida, And Leopoldo Alas (clarin)'s La Regenta. This Study Situates Itself In The Critical Tradition That Has Articulated The Porosity Of The Terms Romanticism And Realism - The Indissoluble Marriage Of The Hispanic Nineteenth Century.--jacket. Setting The Stage : Exploring Authorship In Trafalgar, La Corte De Carlos Iv, And El 19 De Marzo Y El 2 De Mayo -- The Nation Fights Back : Quixotism Challenges A Novice Author In Bailén, Napoleón En Chamartín, Zaragoza, And Gerona -- The Interal Author's Continuing War For Independence In Cádiz, Juan Martín El Empecinado, And La Batalla De Los Arapiles -- Escape From Romanticism In La Lucha Por La Vida -- La Regenta And The Hegemony Of The Female Author. Denise Dupont. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 238-244) And Index. Explores the fluid boundaries between realism and romanticism, while considering this oscillation between discourses as the legacy of the Quijote to the nineteenth-century Spanish novel. This work contains studies of characters who act as authors in "Episodios Nacionales", "La lucha por la vida", and "La Regenta". Contents 5 Acknowledgments 7 Introduction: Romanticism, Realism’s Companion 11 Notes 226 Works Cited 238 Index 245