Routledge Culture and the State in Spain: 1550-1850 Book

Explore the deep connection between literature and political identity in this scholarly work from Routledge. Culture and the State in Spain: 1550-1850 examines how written works shaped the concepts of state, nation, subject, and citizen during three centuries of Spanish history. This volume spans from the Renaissance through the Romantic period, providing a comprehensive look at the evolution of Spanish society. By bringing together literary scholars and historians, the book creates a dialogue focused on the rise and dissolution of the Absolutist state. Readers will find detailed essays that investigate the relationship between individual subjectivity and the state. The text tracks these developments from the earliest articulations of the subject to the eventual consolidation of various bourgeois subjectivities. This is an essential resource for those studying the Golden Age, the eighteenth century, and the nineteenth century in Spain.