El Raval en la literatura contemporània

The Raval district is probably the most important in contemporary Barcelona literature. The literary representations of this territory show a space with a strong tendency to physical and human metamorphosis. Home to popular classes, a place of welcome for new arrivals, and a platform for margins and...

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Main Author: Maria Patricio Mulero
Format: Article
Language:Catalan
Published: Sorbonne Université - Laboratoire CRIMIC (EA 2561) 2019-07-01
Series:Catalonia
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/catalonia/1174
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description The Raval district is probably the most important in contemporary Barcelona literature. The literary representations of this territory show a space with a strong tendency to physical and human metamorphosis. Home to popular classes, a place of welcome for new arrivals, and a platform for margins and prostitution, the Raval has fascinated writers, particularly during the 20th century. In this article we will study the social imaginary of four novels, analysed as part of my doctoral thesis on the literary identity of Barcelona.
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El Raval en la literatura contemporània
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Raval
imaginary
franquisme
urbanism
literature
title El Raval en la literatura contemporània
title_full El Raval en la literatura contemporània
title_fullStr El Raval en la literatura contemporània
title_full_unstemmed El Raval en la literatura contemporània
title_short El Raval en la literatura contemporània
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imaginary
franquisme
urbanism
literature
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