The Cambridge companion to modern Spanish culture / edited by David T. Gies.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What does it mean to study modern Spanish culture? / Stephanie Sieburth -- Spain as Castile : nationalism and national identity / E. Inman Fox -- Cultural mapping of Catalonia / Teresa M. Vilarós -- Basque country / Philip W. Silver -- History, politics, and culture, 1875-1936 / José Álvarez Junco -- History, politics, and culture, 1936-1975 / Carolyn P. Boyd -- History, politics, and culture, 1975-1996 / Santos Juliá -- Narrative in culture, 1868-1936 / Roberta Johnson -- Narrative in culture, 1936-1975 / Randolph D. Pope -- Narrative in culture, 1975-1996 / Jo Labanyi -- Culture and the essay in modern Spain / Thomas Mermall -- Poetry and culture, 1868-1936 / Richard A. Cardwell -- Poetry and culture, 1936-1975 / Andrew P. Debicki -- Poetry and culture, 1975-1996 / Chris G. Perriam -- Theatre and culture, 1868-1936 / Dru Dougherty -- Theatre and culture, 1936-1996 / Phyllis Zatlin -- Painting and sculpture in modern Spain / José Martín Martínez -- Culture and cinema to 1975 / Kathleen M. Vernon -- Culture and cinema, 1975-1996 / Peter W. Evans -- Century of Spanish architecture / Luis Fernández-Galiano -- Spanish music and cultural identity / Roger D. Tinnell -- To live is to dance / Laura Kumin -- Media in modern Spanish culture / Philip Deacon.

This book offers a comprehensive account of modern Spanish culture, tracing its dramatic and often unexpected developments from its beginnings after the Revolution of 1868 to the present day. Specially commissioned essays by leading experts provide analyses of the historical and political background of modern Spain, the culture of the major autonomous regions (notably Castile, Catalonia, and the Basque Country), and the country's literature: narrative, poetry, theater, and the essay. Spain's recent development is divided into three main phases: from 1868 to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War; the period of the dictatorship of Francisco Franco; and the post-Franco arrival of democracy. The concept of "Spanish culture" is investigated, and there are studies of Spanish painting and sculpture, architecture, cinema, dance, music, and the modern media. A chronology and guides to further reading are provided, making the volume an invaluable introduction to the politics, literature, and culture of modern Spain."--BOOK JACKET.