Properties of Modernity: Romantic Spain, Modern Europe, and the Legacies of Empire

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Properties of Modernity Properties of Modernity Romantic Spain, Modern Europe, and the Legacies of Empire Michael Iarocci Vanderbilt University Press Nashville © 2006 Vanderbilt University Press All rights reserved First edition 2006 10 09 08 07 06 1 2 3 4 5 Printed on acid-free paper Manufactured in the United States of America Publication of this book has been supported by a generous subsidy from the Program for Cultural Cooperation between Spain’s Ministry of Culture and United States Universities. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Iarocci, Michael P. Properties of modernity : romantic Spain, modern Europe, and the legacies of empire / Michael Iarocci.—1st ed. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 0-8265-1521-5 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN 0-8265-1522-3 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Spanish literature—18th century—History and criticism. 2. Spanish literature—19th century—History and criticism. 3. Romanticism—Spain. 4. National characteristics, Spanish, in literature. 5. Cadalso, José, 1741–1782—Criticism and interpretation. 6. Rivas, Angel de Saavedra, duque de, 1791– 1865. Don Alvaro. 7. Larra, Mariano José de, 1809–1837— Criticism and interpretation. I. Title. PQ6071.I37 2005 860.9’145’09033—dc22 2005022927 ...