Francis Lough
Biographic Data
| ID | 5950244 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Francis Lough |
| GIVEN NAMES | Francis |
| FAMILY NAME | Lough |
| SIGNATURE | LOUGH F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Birmingham |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1347-5163 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
María Zambrano amongst the philosophers. An introduction
As the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) came to an end, hundreds of thousands of Spaniards who had opposed the military rebellion which initiated the war and remained loyal to the democratically elected government were forced into exile. Amongst them was the philosopher María Zambrano (1904-1991). While little known to an English-speaking readership, she represents a unique voice engaging with some of the fundamental problems of our times. Her life …
The reform of Spanish understanding
Translation of an essay by María Zambrano 'La reforma del entendimiento español' in a double special edition of the journal
Avant-Garde Aesthetics in Felisberto Hernández's Menos Julia
Felisberto Hernández has often been described as a unique writer who developed an intensely personal style of writing unlike that of any of his Latin-American or European counterparts. This article seeks to counter this view by setting Hernández within the context of the historical Avant-Garde. Menos Julia is read in the context of previous studies of El caballo perdido and Las dos historias which see them as metafictional commentaries on the act…
Memory and the Cycle of Violence in José Antonio Labordeta's En el remolino (2007)
Since the end of the twentieth century Spain has witnessed a boom in the production of films and publication of novels and books on the Spanish Civil War as part of a process known as the recovery of historical memory. While this is generally seen in positive terms, there is some disquiet about the potential for harm in too much remembering. This essay argues that it is important not just to remember past violence but to understand the nature of …
Aesthetics and the ‘Other’ in Recent Novels of the Spanish Civil War
This essay considers the nature of the contribution made by contemporary Spanish novelists to the process of the recovery of historical memory and the construction of a democratic state in Spain specifically from within the literary field. It begins by reviewing some current thinking in critical theory on the role of literature in society and the relationship between the arts and democracy before moving on to an analysis of two novels published i…
National Identity and Historiography in José Saramago's A Jangada de Pedra
Aesthetics and the ‘Other’ in Recent Novels of the Spanish Civil War
This essay considers the nature of the contribution made by contemporary Spanish novelists to the process of the recovery of historical memory and the construction of a democratic state in Spain specifically from within the literary field. It begins by reviewing some current thinking in critical theory on the role of literature in society and the relationship between the arts and democracy before moving on to an analysis of two novels published i…
National Identity and Historiography in José Saramago's A Jangada de Pedra
Aesthetics and the ‘Other’ in Recent Novels of the Spanish Civil War
This essay considers the nature of the contribution made by contemporary Spanish novelists to the process of the recovery of historical memory and the construction of a democratic state in Spain specifically from within the literary field. It begins by reviewing some current thinking in critical theory on the role of literature in society and the relationship between the arts and democracy before moving on to an analysis of two novels published i…
Memory and the Cycle of Violence in José Antonio Labordeta's En el remolino (2007)
Since the end of the twentieth century Spain has witnessed a boom in the production of films and publication of novels and books on the Spanish Civil War as part of a process known as the recovery of historical memory. While this is generally seen in positive terms, there is some disquiet about the potential for harm in too much remembering. This essay argues that it is important not just to remember past violence but to understand the nature of …
Avant-Garde Aesthetics in Felisberto Hernández's Menos Julia
Felisberto Hernández has often been described as a unique writer who developed an intensely personal style of writing unlike that of any of his Latin-American or European counterparts. This article seeks to counter this view by setting Hernández within the context of the historical Avant-Garde. Menos Julia is read in the context of previous studies of El caballo perdido and Las dos historias which see them as metafictional commentaries on the act…
María Zambrano amongst the philosophers. An introduction
As the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) came to an end, hundreds of thousands of Spaniards who had opposed the military rebellion which initiated the war and remained loyal to the democratically elected government were forced into exile. Amongst them was the philosopher María Zambrano (1904-1991). While little known to an English-speaking readership, she represents a unique voice engaging with some of the fundamental problems of our times. Her life …
The reform of Spanish understanding
Translation of an essay by María Zambrano 'La reforma del entendimiento español' in a double special edition of the journal
Art (4 works) · History (4 works) · History (4 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Spanish Literature and Culture Studies (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works)