Modernity, Politics and Ibericism in the Peninsular Literary Relationships

Abstract

This article states the validity of the study of literary relations as a field in comparative literature and applies the concept to the literatures of the Iberian Peninsula focusing on three major areas: the creation of institutions, contact relationships and the existence of Iberian-themed literary works. We conclude that these relationships delineate a framework of conflicts and complicities springing from a yearning for modernization and the need to respond to the different political debates.

Keywords

• Comparatismo ibérico
• literatura comparada
• relaciones literarias