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Voices, Silences and Echoes: A Theory of the Essay and the Critical Reception of Naturalism in Spain (MonografÃas A) (Monografías A)
Voices Silences and Echoes A Theory of the Essay and the Critical Reception of Naturalism in Spain - MonografÃas A - Monografías A Author:Mary Lee Bretz This book explores the polemic surrounding the introduction of literary Naturalism in Spain (1860-1890), during which traditional Spanish institutions and traditional forms of authority were displaced by a variety of forces that competed for authoritative status. Of the philosophical, theological, aesthetic, political and social factors which th... more »us came together in a unique confluence of discourses and voices, the author stresses particularly the political factors and the intrusion of the female speaker in late nineteenth-century society.« less