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Political and Gender Dialectics in Three Nineteenth-Century Spanish Novels of the Bourbon Restoration (1874-1931)

by Bobby Clinton (Author)
©2025 Prompt 102 Pages

Summary

This book aims to show that three of the most iconic Spanish novels of the nineteenth century are connected to each other as a Krausist dialogue between their authors about politics and gender in the Spanish society of the Sexenio Democrático and the second Bourbon restoration. These novels are Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós, Los pazos de Ulloa by Emilia Pardo Bazán, and La Regenta by Clarín. Galdós’ novel presents a misogynistic liberal perspective in favor of the restoration’s centrist compromise, while Pardo Bazán and Clarín defend women’s rights and criticize the restoration’s cynical politics. Pardo Bazán and Clarín each approach their side of the dialogue from their own ideological perspectives. The former presents a conservative, absolutist case while the latter presents a republican, radical case. This three-sided novelistic conversation highlights the ideological dynamics that are crucial for an accurate and nuanced understanding late nineteenth-century Spanish politics.

Table Of Contents

  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • Abstract
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction A Conspicuous Novel
  • Chapter 1 Galdós and the Restoration
  • Chapter 2 Pepe Rey and the King
  • Chapter 3 A Female Villain
  • Chapter 4 The Countess Replies
  • Chapter 5 La Regenta, a Radical’s Response
  • Conclusion Revolutionary Novels
  • Works Cited
  • Index

Bobby Clinton

Political and Gender Dialectics in Three Nineteenth-Century Spanish Novels of the Bourbon Restoration (1874–1931)

New York · Berlin · Bruxelles · Chennai · Lausanne · Oxford

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Clinton, Bobby (Lecturer), author.

Title: Political and Gender Dialectics in Three Nineteenth-Century Spanish Novels of the Bourbon Restoration (1874-1931) / Bobby Clinton.

Description: New York : Peter Lang, 2025. | Includes bibliographical references.

Identifiers: LCCN 2025006688 (print) | LCCN 2025006689 (ebook) | ISBN 9783034355360 (hardcover) | ISBN 9783034355377 (ebook) | ISBN 9783034355384 (epub)

Subjects: LCSH: Pérez Galdós, Benito, 1843-1920. Doña Perfecta. | Pardo Bazán, Emilia, condesa de, 1852-1921. Pazos de Ulloa. | Alas, Leopoldo, 1852-1901. Regenta. | Spanish literature--Political aspects--19th century. | Gender identity in literature. | Spain--Intellectual life--19th century. | LCGFT: Literary criticism.

Classification: LCC PQ6555.D73 C58 2025 (print) | LCC PQ6555.D73 (ebook) | DDC 863/.50935846074--dc23/eng/20250409

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2025006688

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2025006689

ISBN 978-3-0343-5536-0 (Print)

ISBN 978-3-0343-5537-7 (ePDF)

ISBN 978-3-0343-5538-4 (ePub)

DOI 10.3726/b22506

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Table of Contents

Abstract

Acknowledgements

Introduction A Conspicuous Novel

Chapter 1 Galdós and the Restoration

Chapter 2 Pepe Rey and the King

Chapter 3 A Female Villain

Chapter 4 The Countess Replies

Chapter 5 La Regenta, a Radical’s Response

Details

Pages
102
Publication Year
2025
ISBN (PDF)
9783034355377
ISBN (ePUB)
9783034355384
ISBN (Hardcover)
9783034355360
DOI
10.3726/b22506
Language
English
Publication date
2025 (November)
Keywords
Amadeo I Political and Gender Dialectics Bobby Clinton Absolutism Carlism First Spanish Republic Galdós Liberalism Realism Republicanism Sexenio Democrático Pardo Bazán Krausism Isabel II Horseshoe Theory Glorious Revolution Duverger’s Law Clarín Centrism Bourbon Restoration Alfonso XII
Published
New York, Berlin, Bruxelles, Chennai, Lausanne, Oxford, 2025. XIV, 88 pp., 6 b/w ill.
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Biographical notes

Bobby Clinton (Author)

Bobby Clinton was born in Madrid to a multicultural family from the USA and Spain. He attended school in Spain and Oklahoma and obtained his PhD in Spanish from the University of Oklahoma in 2024. His research focuses on peninsular prose with a focus on nineteenth- and twentieth-century essays, literary criticism, drama, novels, and short stories.

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