Negotiating Sainthood: Distinction, Cursileria and Saintliness in Spanish Novels

by Kathy Bacon

Overview

Negotiating Sainthood

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367604141
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/30/2020
Pages:	212
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Kathy Bacon completed her PhD at Jesus College, Cambridge, and has researched and taught at the University of Edinburgh, Heriot-Watt University, and the University of Stirling.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements ix

Note on the Texts x

Abbreviations xi

Introduction 1

1 Approaching Sainthood 5

2 Cursilería and the Field of Saintliness in Spain, 1860-1915 22

3 'Soberbia vestida de humildad': Laying Claim to Sainthood in La familia de León Roch 54

4 'Será como todas': The Unsustainability of Spiritual Distinction in La Regenta 91

5 'Yo no soy nadie, yo no soy santo': The Dynamics of Saintly Authority in Nazarín 125

6 'Mi espíritu no es como el de la muchedumbre': Re-reading the Virgin Martyr as a Search for Distinction in Duke dueño 151

Conclusion 176

Bibliography 181

Index 193