Download or read book Gender and Modernity in Spanish Literature written by Elizabeth Smith Rousselle and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-10-02 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using each chapter to juxtapose works by one female and one male Spanish writer, Gender and Modernity in Spanish Literature: 1789-1920 explores the concept of Spanish modernity. Issues explored include the changing roles of women, the male hysteric, and the mother and Don Juan figure.