CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

Article Title

The Spatial Turn in Literary Historiography

Authors

Fernando Cabo Aseguinolaza, University of Santiago de Compostela

Abstract

In his article "The Spatial Turn in Literary Historiography," Fernando Cabo Aseguinolaza examines the spatialization of literary history in recent years. He evaluates the resurgence of interest in literary geography and argues that the geographic dimension is not the only aspect of the predominant spatiality in new literary histories. Further, Cabo Aseguinolaza postulates that although the emphasis on spatiality marks many current literary histories, all literary histories imply spatial elements of different character and scope and that these options constitute an essential part of the performative capacity of history writing. In particular, Cabo Aseguinolaza discusses categories proposed by Henri Lefebvre in his La Production de l'espace (1974) and illustrates Lefebvre's notions with examples from Spanish scholarship.

Recommended Citation

Cabo Aseguinolaza, Fernando. "The Spatial Turn in Literary Historiography." CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture 13.5 (2011): <http://dx.doi.org/10.7771/1481-4374.1903>

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