París y la españolada
This article analyses the image of Spain forged at Paris in the five universal expositions held between 1855 and 1900. There, amidst exotic ambiences and extravaganzas of progress, a contrived Tour du Monde was staged which dramatised and instrumentalised national differences to satisfy European col...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Casa de Velázquez
2005-11-01
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| Series: | Mélanges de la Casa de Velázquez |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/mcv/2245 |
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| Summary: | This article analyses the image of Spain forged at Paris in the five universal expositions held between 1855 and 1900. There, amidst exotic ambiences and extravaganzas of progress, a contrived Tour du Monde was staged which dramatised and instrumentalised national differences to satisfy European colonialist aspirations and the leisure requirements of the new urban bourgeoisie. Its enormous media impact forged a notion of Spain and an idiosyncratic iconography that was to be long-lasting, dominated by the folksy image of Andalusia and peopled by toreros and bandoleros, flamenco and portrayals of the grim black legend. By way of a selection of writings focusing on some of the most idiosyncratic clichés from what came to be known as the «espagnolade», authors such as Victor Hugo, Gautier, Charles Bigot, Joaquín Costa, Emilia Pardo Bazán, Pérez Galdós, José Luis Pellicer, Fernando de los Ríos, Reparaz, Orellana and Frontaura review arguments in favour of and against a recurring –and often tendentious– catalogue of national stereotypes. |
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| ISSN: | 0076-230X 2173-1306 |