Cultural roundabouts : Spanish film and novel on the road

Cultural roundabouts : Spanish film and novel on the road /

This book explores the road genre in Spain. It investigates how Spanish authors such as Ignacio Martínez de Pisón, Ray Loriga, Eugenio Fuentes, and Eugenia Rico, and filmmakers such as Juan Antonio Bardem, Cecilia Bartolomé, Fernando Guillén Cuervo, and Mariano Barroso employ the road genre to a...

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Main Author: Pérez, Jorge, 1976-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lewisburg [Pa.] : Lanham, Md. : Bucknell University Press ; Rowman & Littlefield, ©2011.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Road films > Spain > History and criticism.
Automobile travel in literature.
Spanish fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Road movies > Espagne > Histoire et critique.
Voyages en automobile dans la littérature.
Roman espagnol > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Road films.
Spanish fiction.
Reiseliteratur
Film.
Road movie
Mobilität > Motiv
Automobil.
Autofahren.
Reise.
Motiv.
Spanisch.
Spain.
Spanien
Spanien.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the roundabouts of Spanish culture and society
  • The transition to democracy on the road
  • The soundtrack of the road : exploring other routes in superhighway Spain
  • Driving abroad : the narcissistic road story
  • Spanish women behind the wheel : seeking alternative communities on the road
  • Conclusion.

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