
Configurations of a Cultural Scene
Young Writers and Artists in Madrid, 1918â1930
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Configurations of a Cultural Scene
Young Writers and Artists in Madrid, 1918â1930
About this book
Throughout the 1920s, a remarkable number of young writers and artists lived and worked in Madrid, creating an atmosphere of effervescence and an upsurge in creativity that has rarely been equalled. These young people, acquainting themselves with one another within the span of only a few years, came together to form a tightly woven network of both personal and artistic relationships.
In Configurations of a Cultural Scene Andrew Anderson explores this growing community of artists and writers with a focus on how sites of face-to-face interaction in Madrid fostered creative work and forged young identities. Organizing locations into places of sociability, learning, and residence, Anderson offers five case studies that exemplify the significance of these three points of intersection: Rafael Barradas and his tertulia at the CafĂ© de Oriente; an artists' studio located on the Pasaje de la Alhambra; women art students at the Academia de San Fernando who lodged at the Residencia de Señoritas; the artist and writer Gabriel GarcĂa Maroto; and the close relationship between artist Maruja Mallo and poet Rafael Alberti.
Departing from conventional approaches that foreground the trajectories of individual careers, Anderson privileges the lived experience of artists and writers in his analysis of a rich cultural scene held together by cooperation, exchange, and interpersonal connections.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Table and Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Translations
- Introduction
- Chapter One: Sites of Engagement
- Chapter Two: Rafael Barradas and the Café de Oriente
- Chapter Three: The Pasaje de la Alhambra Times Two
- Chapter Four: Arts Students and the Residencia de Señoritas
- Chapter Five: The Ubiquitous Gabriel GarcĂa Maroto
- Chapter Six: Maruja Mallo and Rafael Alberti
- Epilogue
- Appendix 1: Contributors to the Magazine
- Appendix 2: Books and Periodical Publications
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index