This book examines the way in which a group of key Spanish and Latin American intellectuals of the nineteenth and twentieth-centuries discussed the concept of the Spanish language. The contributors analyse the ways in which these discussions related to the construction of national identities and the idea of an Hispanic culture.
This book will be essential reading for sociolinguists, scholars of the Spanish language, historians of the Hispanic culture, and all those with an interest in the relationship between language and culture.

About the Author
Luis Gabriel-Stheeman, Jose del Valle

Reviews

'...a fascinating excursion into the cultural history of ideas in Spain and Latin America over the last two centuries...' - Miranda Stewart, Bulletin of Spanish Studies

'...a thought-provoking analysis of an often neglected but arguably central dimension of the construction of "Hispanidad" : the symbolic role of the Spanish language.' - Miranda Stewart, Bulletin of Spanish Studies

'A fascinating excursion into the cultural history of ideas in Spain and Latin America over the last two centuries.' - Miranda Stewart, Bulletin of Spanish Studies

Book Information
ISBN 9780415629782
Author Luis Gabriel-Stheeman
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 470g