What Jovellanos thought about novels

Abstract

This work studies the ideas of Jovellanos on the novel of his time. Uses for it the censures that he wrote between 1782 and 1789, plus a letter of beginnings of the ninety on the Quijote de la Cantabria. The analysis settles down from the criteria of utility, entertainment and education, necessary to have patriotic citizens.

Keywords

• jovellanos
• novela
• censura
• ciudadano
• patriotismo