Imperial Emotions : Cultural Responses to Myths of Empire in Fin-de-Siècle Spain /

This work reconsiders debates about historical memory from the perspective of the theory of emotions. Its main claim is that the demise of the Spanish empire in 1898 spurred a number of contradictory emotional responses, ranging from mourning and melancholia to indignation, pride, and shame. It show...

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Hovedforfatter: Krauel, Javier, 1972- (Author)
Format: Electronisk eBog
Sprog:engelsk
Udgivet: Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2013.
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Summary:This work reconsiders debates about historical memory from the perspective of the theory of emotions. Its main claim is that the demise of the Spanish empire in 1898 spurred a number of contradictory emotional responses, ranging from mourning and melancholia to indignation, pride, and shame. It shows how intellectuals sought to reimagine a post-Empire Spain by drawing on myth and employing a predominantly emotional register.
Fysisk beskrivelse:1 online resource (206 pages).
ISBN:9781781385623
Adgang:Open Access