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

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 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. COVER......Page 1 HALF-TITLE......Page 3 TITLE......Page 5 COPYRIGHT......Page 6 CONTENTS......Page 7 CONTRIBUTORS......Page 9 CHRONOLOGY......Page 14 1 On the novel: mirror and text......Page 39 1 SINCE CERVANTES......Page 51 2 The legacy of Don Quijote and the picaresque novel......Page 53 Guide to further reading......Page 68 3 The Enlightenment and fictional form......Page 69 Guide to further reading......Page 84 2 THE NINETEENTH CENTURY......Page 85 4 The regional novel: evolution and consolation......Page 87 Guide to further reading......Page 102 5 The folletin: Spain looks to Europe......Page 103 Guide to further reading......Page 118 6 The realist novel......Page 119 Guide to further reading......Page 138 7 History and fiction......Page 140 Guide to further reading......Page 159 8 Gender and beyond: nineteenth-century Spanish women writers......Page 160 Guide to further reading......Page 175 9 Decadence and innovation in fin de siglo Spain......Page 176 Guide to further reading......Page 190 3 THE TWENTIETH CENTURY......Page 191 10 From the Generation of 1898 to the vanguard......Page 193 Guide to further reading......Page 208 11 The testimonial novel and the novel of memory......Page 210 The testimonial novel......Page 211 The novel of memory......Page 221 Guide to further reading......Page 230 12 Questioning the text......Page 231 Guide to further reading......Page 248 13 Women and fiction in post-Franco Spain......Page 250 Guide to further reading......Page 268 14 Cultural alliances: film and literature in the socialist period, 1982–1995......Page 269 Guide to further reading......Page 288 15 The novel beyond modernity......Page 289 Guide to further reading......Page 301 16 Writing about writing......Page 302 Guide to further reading......Page 320 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 321 INDEX......Page 331 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 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.