Ignacio Manuel Altamirano (1834-1893): mediador cultural de la vida literaria (México: 1867-1889) 1/Ignacio Manuel Altamirano (1834-1893): cultural mediator of the literary life (México: 1867-1889)

This essay examines the cultural characteristics that enabled the Mexican literary life of mid to late nineteenth century. It focuses on the figure of Ignacio Manuel Altamirano as a critic and promoter of the literary institutions of the time, namely, the gatherings and brotherhoods, periodicals, bo...

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Published in:Anales de literatura hispanoamericana 2016-01, Vol.45, p.301
Main Author: Sánchez, Gustavo Adolfo Bedoya
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Altamirano, Ignacio Manuel (1834-1893)
Critics
Culture
Journalism
Liberalism
Literary translation
Literature
Nationalism
Reading
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Summary:This essay examines the cultural characteristics that enabled the Mexican literary life of mid to late nineteenth century. It focuses on the figure of Ignacio Manuel Altamirano as a critic and promoter of the literary institutions of the time, namely, the gatherings and brotherhoods, periodicals, book publishing, translation and critical reading of the literature, in the end, the specialization of the writer and reader training, all under the parameters of liberal nationalism Mexico, during the period known as the Reforma.
ISSN:0210-4547
1988-2351
DOI:10.5209/ALHI.55127