The Cambridge Companion to the Spanish Novel: From 1600 to the Present (Cambridge Companions to Literature)

The Cambridge Companion to the Spanish Novel presents the development of the modern Spanish novel from 1600 to the present. Drawing on the combined legacies of Don Quijote and the traditions of the picaresque novel, these essays focus on the question of invention and experiment, on what constitutes the singular features of evolving fictional forms. It examines how the novel articulates the relationships between history and fiction, high and popular culture, art and ideology, and gender and society. Contributors highlight the role played by historical events and cultural contexts in the elaboration of the Spanish novel, which often takes a self-conscious stance toward literary tradition. Topics covered include the regional novel, women writers, and film and literature. This companionable survey, which includes a chronology and guide to further reading, conveys a vivid sense of the innovative techniques of the Spanish novel and of the debates surrounding it. The Cambridge Companion To The Spanish Novel Presents The Development Of The Modern Spanish Novel From 1600 To The Present. Drawing On The Combined Legacies Of Don Quijote And The Traditions Of The Picaresque Novel, These Essays Focus On The Question Of Invention And Experiment, On What Constitutes The Singular Features, Formal And Cultural, Of Evolving Fictional Forms. They Examine How The Novel Articulates The Relationships Between History And Fiction, High And Popular Culture, Art And Ideology, And Gender And Society. Contributors Highlight The Role Played By Historical Events And Cultural Contexts In The Elaboration Of The Spanish Novel, Which Often Takes A Self-conscious Stance Toward Literary Tradition. Topics Covered Include The Regional Novel, Women Writers, And Film And Literature. This Companionable Survey, Which Includes A Chronology And Guides To Further Reading, Conveys A Vivid Sense Of The Innovative Techniques Of The Spanish Novel And Of The Debates Surrounding It. On The Novel : Mirror And Text / Adelaida López De Martínez And Harriet Turner -- The Legacy Of Don Quijote And The Picaresque Novel / Anthony J. Close -- The Enlightenment And Fictional Form / Rebecca Haidt -- The Regional Novel : Evolution And Consolation / Alison Sinclair -- The Folletín : Spain Looks To Europe / Elisa Martí-lópez -- The Realist Novel / Harriet Turner -- History And Fiction / Geoffrey Ribbans -- Gender And Beyond : Nineteenth-century Spanish Women Writers / Lou Charnon-deutsch -- Decadence And Innovation In Fin De Siglo Spain / Noël Valis -- From The Generation Of 1898 To The Vanguard / Roberta Johnson -- The Testimonial Novel And The Novel Of Memory / Gonzalo Sobejano -- Questioning The Text / Bradley Epps -- Women And Fiction In Post-franco Spain / Akiko Tsuchiya -- Cultural Alliances : Film And Literature In The Socialist Period, 1982-1995 / Isolina Ballesteros -- The Novel Beyond Modernity / Teresa M. Vilarós -- Writing About Writing / Randolph D. Pope. Edited By Harriet Turner And Adelaida López De Martínez. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 283-292) And Index. This Companion presents the development of the modern Spanish novel from 1600 to the present. Drawing on the combined legacies of Don Quijote and the traditions of the picaresque novel, these essays focus on the question of invention and experiment. It examines the role played by historical events and cultural contexts in the elaboration of the Spanish novel. This companionable survey, which includes a chronology and guide to further reading, conveys a vivid sense of the innovative techniques of the Spanish novel and of the debates surrounding it Presenting the development of the modern Spanish novel from 1600 to the present, this Companion draws on the combined legacies of Don Quijote and the traditions of the picaresque novel. Essays focus on invention and experiment and examine the role played by historical events and cultural contexts in the Spanish novel's evolution. Including a chronology and guide to further reading, the survey reveals the innovative techniques characterizing the Spanish novel as well as the debates surrounding it. The edited papers that comprise this volume examine the role played by historical events and cultural contexts in the elaboration of the Spanish novel from 1600 to the present Comparative in scope, this volume in the Cambridge Companion series presents the development of the modern Spanish novel from the seventeenth century to the present.