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Modernismo, Modernity and the Development of Spanish American Literature by Cathy L. Jrade

Modernismo, Modernity and the Development of Spanish American Literature

Cathy L. Jrade

University of Texas Press · Paperback · November 1, 1998

A CHOICE Outstanding Academic Book 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.

Hispanic American Lit Crit19th-Century Literary CriticismCaribbean & Latin American Criticism
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An account of modernismo’s emergence, key works, political concerns, and literary influence.
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Caribbean & Latin American Criticism, Hispanic American Lit Crit, 19th-Century Literary Criticism
Published
University of Texas Press, November 1, 1998

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A CHOICE Outstanding Academic Book 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.

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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.

Modernismo’s Literary Project

An account of modernismo’s emergence, key works, political concerns, and literary influence.

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  • An account of modernismo’s development and changing course
  • Its political and epistemological concerns

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  • Analyses of poetry, narrative, and essays
  • Context for Rubén Darío, José Martí, and Leopoldo Lugones

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Caribbean & Latin American Criticism66%
19th-Century Literary Criticism49%
Hispanic American Lit Crit35%

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  • Caribbean & Latin American Criticism
Authors
Cathy L. Jrade
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Published
November 1, 1998
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Caribbean & Latin American Criticism