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

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

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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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Main Author: Krauel, Javier, 1972- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2013.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Vergangenheitsbewältigung
Generation von 98
Spanish literature.
Collective memory.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > Spanish & Portuguese.
European history.
Memoire collective > Espagne.
Litterature espagnole > 20e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Collective memory > Spain.
Spanish literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Spanien
Spain.
Espagne > Histoire > 1868-1931.
Spain > History > 1868-1931.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Electronic books.
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (206 pages).
ISBN:9781781385623
Access:Open Access

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