De Menezes, Alison Ribeiro (2014) ¿Una agonía esperpéntica? Shifting memory horizons and carnivalesque representations of the Spanish Civil War and Franco dictatorship. Bulletin of Spanish Studies, Volume 91 (Number 1-2). pp. 239-253. doi:10.1080/14753820.2013.868643 ISSN 1475-3820.

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Abstract

This article argues that the use of humour and the carnivalesque is not only a productive means to approach the Spanish Civil War, but that a comparison of works that have employed these perspectives reveals the shifting nature of Civil War remembrance in Spain over time. The article compares in particular, Luis García Berlanga's La vaquilla (1986), Eduardo Mendoza's Riña de gatos, Madrid 1936 (2010) and Álex de la Iglesia's Balada triste de trompeta (also 2010). It stresses the role of carnivalesque subversion and of the esperpento tradition as a means of being productively contestatory and thus broadening prevailing memory horizons without disqualifying any one of them.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts > School of Modern Languages and Cultures > Hispanic Studies
Journal or Publication Title:	Bulletin of Spanish Studies
Publisher:	Routledge
ISSN:	1475-3820
Official Date:	24 January 2014
Dates:	Date Event 24 January 2014 Published
Volume:	Volume 91
Number:	Number 1-2
Page Range:	pp. 239-253
DOI:	10.1080/14753820.2013.868643
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access

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