Spanish Early Modern and Modern Emotions

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Explores the representation and evolution of emotions in Spanish literature from the Golden Age to the 19th century, focusing on key literary genres: theater, novel, and poetry. Analyzes the emotional landscapes depicted in the works of male and early female writers who challenged traditional gender roles and expressed complex emotions through their narratives. Examines how intellectual, political, and social shifts influenced emotional expression, moving into the 18th and 19th centuries, with a focus on Romanticism. Explores themes of passion, melancholy, desire, anxiety, and gendered emotional experiences as they evolve across time, genres, and historical moments.