Iberian Interfaces: Literary and Cultural Relations Between Spain and Portugal, 1870-1930 - Hardcover

by Antonio Sáez Delgado (Author), Santiago Pérez Isasi (Author), Eleanor Staniforth (Translator)

This book explores a key historical moment for literary and cultural relations between Spain and Portugal. Focusing on the period between 1870 and 1930, it analyses the contacts between Portuguese and Spanish writers and artists of this period, showing that, at least among the cultural elites, there were intense and fruitful dialogues across political and linguistic borders. The book presents the Iberian Peninsula as a complex and multilingual cultural polysystem in which diverse literary cultures coexist and are mutually dependent upon each other. It offers a panoramic view of Iberian literary and cultural history, encompassing not just Portuguese and Spanish literary productions, but also Catalan, Galician and Basque works. Combining a clear theoretical foundation with deep historical knowledge and references to specific texts and works, the book offers a thorough introduction to Iberian literature in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.

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This book explores a key historical moment for literary and cultural relations between Spain and Portugal. Focusing on the period between 1870 and 1930, it analyses the contacts between Portuguese and Spanish writers and artists of this period, showing that, at least among the cultural elites, there were intense and fruitful dialogues across political and linguistic borders. The book presents the Iberian Peninsula as a complex and multilingual cultural polysystem in which diverse literary cultures coexist and are mutually dependent upon each other. It offers a panoramic view of Iberian literary and cultural history, encompassing not just Portuguese and Spanish literary productions, but also Catalan, Galician and Basque works. Combining a clear theoretical foundation with deep historical knowledge and references to specific texts and works, the book offers a thorough introduction to Iberian literature in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.

Antonio Sáez Delgado is Associate Professor at the University of Évora, Portugal, an integrated researcher at the Interdisciplinary Center of History, Cultures and Societies, and a collaborator researcher at the Centre for Comparative Studies in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Lisbon.

Santiago Pérez Isasi is Principal Researcher at the Center for Comparative Studies at the University of Lisbon, Portugal, with a research contract offered by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) from the Portuguese Ministry of Science.

Author Biography

Antonio Sáez Delgado is Associate Professor at the University of Évora, Portugal, an integrated researcher at the Interdisciplinary Center of History, Cultures and Societies, and a collaborator researcher at the Centre for Comparative Studies in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Lisbon.

Santiago Pérez Isasi is Principal Researcher at the Center for Comparative Studies at the University of Lisbon, Portugal, with a research contract offered by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) from the Portuguese Ministry of Science.