The Spanish “Social Novel” of the Fifties in its Eurean Context: The Case of Juan García Hortelano
Subject Area
Spanish Peninsular Studies
Abstract
This paper deals with the “social novel” during the Franco era in Spain and in
the larger European context of the time, focusing on the work of Juan García Hortelano, one of the most important exponents of the genre. More specifically, I analyze one of his novels – Nuevas amistades (1959)–and I emphasize not only the sociopolitical implications of the text specific to the Franco era, but also the larger human questions relevant for any literary work.
Brief Bio Note
Dr. Santiago received her B.A. degree from the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras and her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Georgia.
Her teaching and research interests include 19th and 20thcentury Spanish and Latin American literature and culture, Caribbean women writers, and Hispanic cinema. She has published a number of articles in these fields as well as a book, El costumbrismo en la prensa puertorriqueña del siglo XIX, with Editorial Pliegos in Madrid.
Keywords
Fiction as social critique, Marxist criticism, Literature and politics, Structural irony, Multiple point of view
Presentation Year
2016
Start Date
4-7-2016 10:30 AM
End Date
4-7-2016 10:50 AM
Embargo
11-13-2015
Recommended Citation
Santiago, Diana, "The Spanish “Social Novel” of the Fifties in its Eurean Context: The Case of Juan García Hortelano" (2016). South East Coastal Conference on Languages & Literatures (SECCLL). 44.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/seccll/2016/2016/44
The Spanish “Social Novel” of the Fifties in its Eurean Context: The Case of Juan García Hortelano
This paper deals with the “social novel” during the Franco era in Spain and in
the larger European context of the time, focusing on the work of Juan García Hortelano, one of the most important exponents of the genre. More specifically, I analyze one of his novels – Nuevas amistades (1959)–and I emphasize not only the sociopolitical implications of the text specific to the Franco era, but also the larger human questions relevant for any literary work.
