Reinvention of Mexico in Contemporary Spanish Travel Writing
«A convincing case for the importance of this 'minor' genre as key for understanding Spain in its transatlantic context. . . . If I did not know these texts under discussion, I would want to read them." —Lisa Surwillo, author of Monsters by Trade: Slave Traffickers in Spanish Literature and Culture»
The long history of transatlantic movement in the Spanish-speaking world has had a significant impact on present-day concepts of Mexico and the implications of representing Mexico and Latin America more generally in Spain, Europe, and the world. Les mer
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To frame the analysis of contemporary travel writing, the book examines key moments in the history of Mexican-Spanish relations, including the origins of narratives regarding Spaniards' sense of Mexico's similarity to and difference from Spain. This history underpins the discussion of the role of Spanish travelers in their encounters with Mexican peoples and places and their reflection on their own role as communicators of cultural meaning and participants in the tourist economy with its impact-both negative and positive-on places.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780826502124
- Utgivelsesår
- 2021
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
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«A convincing case for the importance of this 'minor' genre as key for understanding Spain in its transatlantic context. . . . If I did not know these texts under discussion, I would want to read them." —Lisa Surwillo, author of Monsters by Trade: Slave Traffickers in Spanish Literature and Culture»