Subject, Structure, and Imagination in the Spanish Discourse on Modernity, 2015

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Many 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.
Introduction: Subject, Structure, and Imagination in the Spanish Discourse on Modernity PART I: A "NEW" MAN ON THE EUROPEAN SCENE 1. Lázaro de Tormes 2. Don Quijote 3. Segismundo 4. Don Juan 5. "Velázquez" PART II: THE SUBLIME AND THE BEAUTIFUL 6. Feijoo and Jovellanos 7. Goya and Los caprichos 8. Don Juan and Don Juan Tenorio 9. Valera and Pepita Jiménez Conclusion: Modernity/Modernism

C. 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.