{"product_id":"9788499539836","title":"POLITICAL REFLECTIONS","description":"\u003ch2\u003ePOLITICAL REFLECTIONS\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume brings together Emilia Pardo Bazán’s keen insights into French literature, offering the reader a profound analysis of its evolution from Romanticism to modernity. The author, a key figure in Spanish realism, deconstructs the aesthetic currents and the authors that marked a decisive period of transition in European culture. More than a literary study, the work is a gateway to the critical thought of one of the most brilliant intellectuals of her time, combining historicism and comparatism to illuminate the connections between the Hispanic tradition and the European avant-garde.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmilia Pardo Bazán examines the transition from Romanticism to realism in French literature, highlighting its central role in Europe’s cultural evolution. The work is structured around an analysis of the most important characteristics and trends of this period, with special attention paid to figures such as Balzac, Flaubert, the Goncourt brothers, and Zola. The author deploys her critical method, inseparable from her narrative work, based on two pillars: historicism and comparatism, both indebted to Hippolyte Taine’s philosophy of history. Throughout its pages, Pardo Bazán champions the finest Hispanic tradition without renouncing a deep cultural Europeanism, seeking a syncretism that leverages the decisive influence of French novelists. The work reflects how her intellectual development, marked by French culture since adolescence, permeates her extensive body of essays on various aesthetic movements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMain Topics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eEvolution of French literature from Romanticism to modernity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eTransition from Romanticism to realism and its key figures (Balzac, Flaubert, Goncourt, Zola).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eLiterary criticism as a tool for cultural and historical analysis.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eRelationship between the Hispanic literary tradition and cultural Europeanism.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eInfluence of Hippolyte Taine’s philosophy of history on the critical method.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed at students and specialists in Spanish and French literature, as well as readers interested in 19th-century literary criticism. It will also be of great value to those who wish to understand the intellectual figure of Emilia Pardo Bazán beyond her facet as a novelist, and to those seeking a comparative perspective between the literary traditions of Spain and France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book contributes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA rigorous analysis of the transition from Romanticism to realism in French literature.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn integrative vision of European culture from the perspective of a key author of Spanish realism.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAccess to Pardo Bazán’s critical method, based on historicism and comparatism.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe opportunity to explore the intellectual roots of one of the most influential figures in Hispanic letters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical Data\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: Pardo Bazán, Emilia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Linkgua Digital\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eSubject: Classic texts, Prose: non-fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCollection: Thought\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePublication date: April 2011\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eNumber of pages: 228\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 100 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial Assessment\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition of \u003cem\u003ePolitical Reflections\u003c\/em\u003e recovers an essential facet of Emilia Pardo Bazán: her work as a literary critic and essayist. The work offers a unique opportunity to delve into the thought of an author who knew how to build bridges between the Hispanic tradition and the most innovative European currents. Her analysis, rigorous and passionate, remains relevant for understanding the keys to 19th-century literature and the role of criticism as a tool for cultural understanding. An essential title to complete the library of any lover of comparative literature and the history of ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LINKGUA DIGITAL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53406376395099,"sku":"9788499539836","price":21.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978849953983.jpg?v=1781835843","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788499539836","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}