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OverviewMany scholars have treated Spain's philosophical loyalties as being anchored in the Middle Ages. Aiming to debunk this oversimplification, Soufas, Jr. examines Spanish attitudes to modernity through key literary and artistic figures such as Don Quijote, Don Juan, Velazquez, and Goya. Full Product DetailsAuthor: C. Christopher Soufas, Jr.Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.386kg ISBN: 9781137536822ISBN 10: 1137536829 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 22 July 2015 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsThere is perhaps no question more central to contemporary Hispanism than Spain's unique and problematic relation to modernity. In this wide-ranging and intellectually ambitious book, Soufas, Jr. offers an unexpected approach to this problem through highly original re-readings of canonical works of Spanish from the sixteenth through the early nineteenth century. - Jonathan Mayhew, Professor of Spanish & Portuguese, The University of Kansas, USA Marshaling an impressive array of historical, philosophical, and cultural resources, Soufas, Jr. ranges across several centuries to explore Spanish responses to the welter of conditions called modernity. Cervantes brushes up against Foucault and Goya against Aquinas in this engaging analysis of the ways in which science, politics, sensations, and more crossed in the landmark texts of Spain's cultural archive. With lucid prose and sharp readings, Soufas, Jr. demonstrates the pressing importance of reconsidering the pastness of the post-medieval world that Spain helped forge, but did not always inhabit. - Gayle Rogers, Associate Professor of English, University of Pittsburgh, USA There is perhaps no question more central to contemporary Hispanism than Spain's unique and problematic relation to modernity. In this wide-ranging and intellectually ambitious book, Soufas, Jr. offers an unexpected approach to this problem through highly original re-readings of canonical works of Spanish from the sixteenth through the early nineteenth century. - Jonathan Mayhew, Professor of Spanish & Portuguese, The University of Kansas, USA Marshaling an impressive array of historical, philosophical, and cultural resources, Soufas, Jr. ranges across several centuries to explore Spanish responses to the welter of conditions called modernity. Cervantes brushes up against Foucault and Goya against Aquinas in this engaging analysis of the ways in which science, politics, sensations, and more crossed in the landmark texts of Spain's cultural archive. With lucid prose and sharp readings, Soufas, Jr. demonstrates the pressing importance of reconsidering the pastness of the post-medieval world that Spain helped forge, but did not always inhabit. - Gayle Rogers, Associate Professor of English, University of Pittsburgh, USA """There is perhaps no question more central to contemporary Hispanism than Spain's unique and problematic relation to modernity. In this wide-ranging and intellectually ambitious book, Soufas, Jr. offers an unexpected approach to this problem through highly original re-readings of canonical works of Spanish from the sixteenth through the early nineteenth century."" - Jonathan Mayhew, Professor of Spanish & Portuguese, The University of Kansas, USA ""Marshaling an impressive array of historical, philosophical, and cultural resources, Soufas, Jr. ranges across several centuries to explore Spanish responses to the welter of conditions called modernity. Cervantes brushes up against Foucault and Goya against Aquinas in this engaging analysis of the ways in which science, politics, sensations, and more crossed in the landmark texts of Spain's cultural archive. With lucid prose and sharp readings, Soufas, Jr. demonstrates the pressing importance of reconsidering the pastness of the post-medieval world that Spain helped forge, but did not always inhabit."" - Gayle Rogers, Associate Professor of English, University of Pittsburgh, USA" Author InformationC. Christopher Soufas, Jr. is Professor of Spanish at Temple University, USA. He has authored four books, the most recent being The Subject in Question: Early Contemporary Spanish Literature and Modernism. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |