Cuadernos Dieciochistas (Feb 2014)
An Idea and Writing of History in the Eighteenth Century National Consciousness
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to identify and reconstruct the philosophy of history underlying eighteenth-century Spanish historiography. It is an attempt to shed light on the subject of the writing of that history, its place in the elite and their relationship to power and institutions. This reconstruction is decisive for understanding the gradual literary awareness of the historical peculiarity of Spain within the European community of nations.
