Baudelaire, Degeneration Theory, and Literary Criticism in "Fin de siècle" Spain

Hambrook, Glyn

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“…In this way, their evolutionary potential was diminished, leading to the cancellation of the species physical and social abilities. This could be due to intrinsic defects, but also by adverse environmental conditions (Hambrook, 2006 , p. 1006). Therefore, Nordau’s ideas were a pioneering application of evolucionary ideas to social interpretation presented in Bénédict Morel’s Traité des dégénérescences ( A Treatise on Degeneration , 1857).…”

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Diversification or sensory unification? Controversies around the senses in fin de siècle culture

Hernandez Barbosa

2024

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This article analyses the evolutionist discourses on the senses that emerged in the late 19th century, when theories on the evolution of species were in full sway. Drawing on newspapers, essays and medical literature, this article aims to set face to face the two currents of thought that I have identified regarding sensory evolution: the one that stressed the value of the progressive specialisation of the senses as evidence for human evolution mainly supported by Max Nordau, and the one which regarded the sensory regrouping, exemplified by the phenomenon of synaesthesia, as the true symptom of evolution, strongly supported by Victor Segalen. A close examination of their arguments will provide clues concerning their relative position vis-à-vis the theory that stressed the exceptional nature of humankind among all living beings. Based on newspapers, essays and medical literature, this paper, which straddles several fields (history of science, philosophy, cultural history and aesthetics) aims to set both positions face to face, examining their arguments in detail and establishing their genealogies. This will lead to a better understanding of the scope and range of evolutionist discourses in the fin de siècle culture and on their impact upon artistic practices.

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Diversification or sensory unification? Controversies around the senses in fin de siècle culture

Hernandez Barbosa

2024

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Mercedes Cabello de Carbonera en la prensa de París y Nueva York: modernidad transatlántica y proyecto americanista

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2024

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La escritora peruana Mercedes Cabello de Carbonera (1842- 1909) participó a lo largo de su carrera literaria, entre 1874 y 1896, en revistas y prensa extranjera. En este artículo se analizan dos etapas importantes de dicha participación: su colaboración en prensa parisina y su etapa neoyorquina. Estos dos centros ejemplares, de una cultura y modernidad hegemónicas occidentales, utilizan la prensa ilustrada en español como medio de difusión y conquista de un público latinoamericano. A través de esta prensa, Mercedes Cabello se convierte en una interlocutora válida que dialoga con autores, tanto de la tradición anglosajona como francesa, y por lo tanto capaz no solo de refutar el predominio español sobre los escritores hispanoamericanos, sino de defender un americanismo intelectual y, dentro de él, una participación femenina en los debates culturales y de política internacional de finales del siglo XIX. La presencia de Mercedes Cabello en el escenario internacional le permite también visibilizar la necesidad de nuevas alianzas político-económicas entre Perú y las principales economías de Occidente.

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Baudelaire, Degeneration Theory, and Literary Criticism in "Fin de siècle" Spain

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Diversification or sensory unification? Controversies around the senses in fin de siècle culture

Diversification or sensory unification? Controversies around the senses in fin de siècle culture

Mercedes Cabello de Carbonera en la prensa de París y Nueva York: modernidad transatlántica y proyecto americanista

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