Street life and street map of Madrid: the urban space in Ayguals de Izco’s narrative universe Cover Image

Madrid callejero y el callejero de Madrid: espacio urbano en el universo narrativo de Ayguals de Izco
Street life and street map of Madrid: the urban space in Ayguals de Izco’s narrative universe

Author(s): Snežana Jovanović
Subject(s): Studies of Literature, Rural and urban sociology
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara
Keywords: Ayguals de Izco; urban reality; space; street; Madrid;

Summary/Abstract: In this paper we propose to analyze and illustrate with concrete examples the importance of urban space and its design in Ayguals de Izco, present its literary gaze projected on the streets of Madrid and explore the role of the street in the confi guration of the imagined city. Our analysis is based on his on his famous trilogy (María o la hija de un jornalero, La marquesa de Bellafl or o el niño de la Inclusa, El palacio de los crímenes o el pueblo y sus opresores) and three other novels: Pobres y ricos o la bruja de Madrid, Los pobres de Madrid and La justicia divina o el hijo del deshonor.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 9
  • Page Range: 173-186
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Spanish