Imperial emotions : : cultural responses to myths of empire in fin-de-siècle Spain / / Javier Krauel.
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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| Place / Publishing House: | Liverpool : : Liverpool University Press,, [2013] ©2013 |
| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Contemporary Hispanic and Lusophone cultures ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 206 pages). |
| Notes: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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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. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-199) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1781380961 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Javier Krauel. |