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The Inverted Conquest: The Myth of Modernity and the Transatlantic Onset of Modernism
Alejandro Mejias-Lopez
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Hardcover. Modernismo (1880S-1920S) is considered one of the most groundbreaking literary movements in Hispanic history. This title shows how modernismo originated in Latin America and traveled to Spain, where it provoked a complete renovation of Spanish letters and contributed to a national identity crisis. Num Pages: 264 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
Modernismo (1880S-1920S) is considered one of the most groundbreaking literary movements in Hispanic history, as it transformed literature in Spanish to an extent not seen since the Renaissance. As Alejandro Mejias-Lopez demonstrates, however, modernismo was also groundbreaking in another, more radical way: it was the first time a postcolonial literature took over the literary field of the former European metropolis. Expanding Bourdieu's concepts of cultural field and symbolic capital beyond national boundaries, ""The Inverted Conquest"" shows how modernismo originated in Latin America and traveled to Spain, where it provoked a complete renovation of Spanish letters and contributed to a national ... Read more
Modernismo (1880S-1920S) is considered one of the most groundbreaking literary movements in Hispanic history, as it transformed literature in Spanish to an extent not seen since the Renaissance. As Alejandro Mejias-Lopez demonstrates, however, modernismo was also groundbreaking in another, more radical way: it was the first time a postcolonial literature took over the literary field of the former European metropolis. Expanding Bourdieu's concepts of cultural field and symbolic capital beyond national boundaries, ""The Inverted Conquest"" shows how modernismo originated in Latin America and traveled to Spain, where it provoked a complete renovation of Spanish letters and contributed to a national ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Tennessee, United States
ISBN
9780826516770
SKU
V9780826516770
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About Alejandro Mejias-Lopez
Alejandro Mejias-Lopez is an Associate Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Indiana University.
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