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G reek and F rench: A New Vision of the C atalan N ational Myth of Origin at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century through Sculpture
Author(s) -
Rodríguez Samaniego Cristina
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
studies in ethnicity and nationalism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.204
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 1754-9469
pISSN - 1473-8481
DOI - 10.1111/sena.12078
Subject(s) - sculpture , mythology , catalan , cultural heritage , colonialism , the arts , principal (computer security) , history , art , visual arts , art history , classics , humanities , archaeology , computer science , operating system
The principal aim of this article is to present a new vision of the founding myth of a G reek C atalonia, expressed and vindicated at the beginning of the twentieth century during N oucentisme . At that time, the cultural origins of C atalan society were linked to a colonial G reek heritage that was never fully proven. The text analyses this particular idea in a new light, and tries to establish the extent to which this cultural construction came from F rance and how it influenced C atalan visual arts. Tanagra‐type sculpture acts as the unifying factor in the text.