Minulost a současnost španělského románu-fejetonu
Past and present of the Spanish folletín novel

Summary/Abstract: The optimal conditions for the creation of a popular novel occurred in the 19th century. With the influence, first of all, of French literature, there was in Spain a huge production of these works, knownin Spanish as ‘folletines’ or folletín novel. Its importance for the study of literature is undeniable. Itis possible to detect its legacy in the best Spanish novel between 1870 and 1936, for instance in BenitoPérez Galdós or Pío Baroja. But it is also interesting to compare this folletín novel with the modernbest-seller. Similar techniques and conception of what should be a novel are to find in modern bestseller Spanish writers such as Carlos Zafón, Eduardo Mendoza or Arturo Pérez-Reverte. In this article, they are compared with the famous ‘folletinistas’ of the second half of the 19th century: ManuelFernández y González, Wenceslao Ayguals de Izco, Ramón Ortega y Frías, etc.

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