Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Diğer, ss.182-184, 2024
Concepción
Gimeno de Flaquer, a Spanish woman in the mid-19th century, was a
writer, journalist, editor, publicist, occasional actress, tireless traveler,
as well as an active defender of women's rights. Practically self-taught, she
wrote novels, short stories, essays, opinion articles, society chronicles and
theater reviews and, between 1873 and 1909, she was the editor of three
newspapers. This book is an updated and commented edition with an important
critical apparatus of a part of her correspondence and short stories, as well
as a selection of the most representative journalistic articles of hers which
were chosen taking into account the current reader's point of view. The book is
the result of Simón Alegre's personal efforts to recover the figure and work of
Gimeno de Flaquer, one of the many creators of the 19th century who were
despised for being women and modern both by her contemporaries and by later
critics, and who were excluded from the canon and practically forgotten until a
few years ago. Simón Alegre has compiled her works with great effort, which has
helped to locate the majority of her writings between 1873 and 1909. Thanks to
this collection, a good part of her work has been gathered for the first time,
through which we can get an idea of the author’s personal and political
evolution throughout her life.
Key words: Spain –
Literature – Journalism – Women – Gimeno de Flaquer