Incomparable Empires: Modernism and the Translation of Spanish and American Literature

by Gayle Rogers and Gayle Rogers

Book Overview

The Spanish-American War of 1898 seems to mark a turning point in both geopolitical and literary histories. The victorious American empire ascended and began its cultural domination of the globe in the twentieth century, while the once-mighty Spanish empire declined and became a minor state in the world republic of letters. But what if this narrative relies on several faulty assumptions, and what if key modernist figures in both America and Spain...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231178573
• ISBN13: 9780231178570
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.7"