Los viajes a España de René Bazin: de la experiencia al relato

Authors

  • Irene Atalaya
Keywords: René Bazin, Terre d’Espagne, travel literature, second half of the 19 th century, Spain

Abstract

This article deals with the ongoing French interest to travel in to Spain during the second half of the 19 th century. It focuses on the reading of Rene Bazin’s travel narrative Terre d’Espagne published in 1895 as proof of the continuous relationships between France and Spain. Importantly, it reveals a reading of literary otherness. Terre d’Espagne was a well-known text in France but one which moved away from romantic and stereotyped narratives. Not only did Bazin publish that travel narrative, but he also wrote an article after his visit to Toledo in 1924 to attend Maurice Barrès’s tribute. Nowadays forgotten by the literary history –partly because he was a catholic author– his book, nonetheless, aroused considerable interest among the Spanish literati of the time. Bazin’s relationship with the conservative classes of the country is also discussed, particularly as it refers to the image of Spain sought by the French author through his texts.

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Published
11-02-2016
How to Cite
Atalaya, I. (2016). Los viajes a España de René Bazin: de la experiencia al relato. Anales de Filología Francesa, 23, 181–201. Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/analesff/article/view/250641