Offers detailed analyses and reconstructions of Picon's eight novels. Of special significance to modern readers are his conceptions of Spanish history and chara

At the turn of the century, Armando Palacio Valdes (1853-1938) enjoyed the reputation of being one of Spain's leading novelists. Widely translated into other la

"This study demonstrates the previously unrecognised significance of discourses of saintliness for constructions of gender and national identity in late-ninetee