{"title":"“NO M’ESTIMIS MASSA; ESTIMA’M SÀVIAMENT”: LA CONSTRUCCIÓ LITERÀRIA DE LA IDENTITAT MONSTRUOSA DE BARCELONA","authors":"Margarida Casacuberta","doi":"10.3828/catr.35.3","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"\nThis article aims to analyze the process of literary construction of the “monstrous” identity of Barcelona. Specifically, it examines and contextualizes the literary images of the city-as-woman from the mid-nineteenth century until Francoism. The metaphor of Barcelona as a woman is articulated around two axes: the idealization of the city as a compliant and submissive woman, and its monsterification as a rebel woman. Both processes are inextricable and serve to justify (symbolically and literally) the political control of the city.","PeriodicalId":37617,"journal":{"name":"Catalan Review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Catalan Review","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3828/catr.35.3","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"Arts and Humanities","Score":null,"Total":0}
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This article aims to analyze the process of literary construction of the “monstrous” identity of Barcelona. Specifically, it examines and contextualizes the literary images of the city-as-woman from the mid-nineteenth century until Francoism. The metaphor of Barcelona as a woman is articulated around two axes: the idealization of the city as a compliant and submissive woman, and its monsterification as a rebel woman. Both processes are inextricable and serve to justify (symbolically and literally) the political control of the city.
Catalan ReviewArts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
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期刊介绍:
Published on behalf of the North American Catalan Society, Catalan Review accepts contributions such as research articles, translations, and book reviews dealing with all aspects of Catalan culture. The editors and editorial board are sympathetic to a broad range of theoretical and critical approaches and are strongly committed to presenting the work of talented young scholars breaking new ground in the field. Contributions should be in English or Catalan. All articles published in this journal are peer-reviewed.