A Companion to Spanish American Modernismo (Monografías A) (Monografías A)

"Modernismo, a literary movement of fundamental importance to Spanish America and Spain, occurred at the turn of the nineteenth century, roughly from the 1880s to the 1920s. It is widely regarded as the first Spanish-language literary movement that originated in the New World and that became influential in the 'Mother Country', Spain." "Conceived as an introduction to modernismo as well as an account of the current state of the art of modernismo studies, this book examines the movement's contribution to the various Spanish American literary genres, its main authors (from Marti and Najera to Dario and Rodo), its social and historical context, and its continuing relevance to the work of contemporary Spanish American authors such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Sergio Ramirez, and Mario Vargas Liosa."--Jacket.