McCulloch, J. (2007) The poetics of abstraction: Antonio Obregón's Efectos navales (1931) and the Spanish surrealist novel. Neophilologus, 92(3), pp. 443-455. (doi: 10.1007/s11061-007-9062-z)
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Abstract
Spanish narrative fiction of the 1920s and 1930s is still an area which has suffered from critical neglect. Numerous authors of the time who were engaging with avant-garde experimentation produced works which were only read by a minority, and seldom re-edited. Antonio Obregón is one of these authors, who heavily influenced by surrealism wrote two novels Efectos navales (1931) and Hermes en la vía pública (1934), in addition to a collection of poetry. In this article I examine Efectos navales, and attempt to come to a greater understanding of how it fits within the paradigmatic framework of the modernist novel, arguing that it relies on surrealism as a way of breaking with 19th century realism and naturalism.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Keywords: | Modernism; Spanish literature; Avant-garde; Surrealism; Antonio Obregón; Experimental literature |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | McCulloch, Dr John |
Authors: | McCulloch, J. |
Subjects: | P Language and Literature > PQ Romance literatures P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN0080 Criticism |
College/School: | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Modern Languages and Cultures > Hispanic Studies |
Journal Name: | Neophilologus |
ISSN: | 0028-2677 |
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