From Library Journal
This study covers the period from the "generation of '98," a high point in Spain's intellectual life, to the eve of the Spanish Civil War, which signaled a disastrous decline for decades to come in that nation's intellectual and creative energies. Against the backdrop of contemporary European philosophical currents, the author (Spanish, Univ. of Kansas) sustains her thesis that the novelistic interplay of philosophy and fiction both transcends traditionally held generational categories and allows for an examination of multiple philosophical positions through the dialog of fictional characters. Major writers of the period under review include Unamuno, Baroja, Azorin, Perez de Ayala, J.R. Jimenez, G. Miro, P. Salinas, R. Chacel, and B. Jarnes. This is a carefully researched, clearly articulated study, not intended for the neophyte. Recommended for collections serving the specialist in Spanish culture and literature.
- Charles E. Perry, East Central Univ., Ada, Okla.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Charles E. Perry, East Central Univ., Ada, Okla.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Review
"A carefully researched, clearly articulated study. Recommended for the specialist in Spanish culture and literature." -- Library Journal
