Juarez and Maximilian: interrelations between literature and cinematography, 1924-1933

Authors

  • María del Sol Morales Zea Universidad de Guanajuato

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15174/rv.v13i27.512

Abstract

This paper is an approach to two works from comparative analysis and recepción theory: Juarez und Maximilian, drama written in Vienna by Franz Werfel; and “Juárez y Maximiliano”, movie directed by Miguel Contreras Torres in Mexico. Althoug this works reflect the context in which authors developed they have deep similarities, therefore its analysis allows us get into the lines of thought existing in the first half twenty century. Study the recepción of this works offers a visión of the ends that its authors prefigured at time of its elaborations, as well as acceptance or rejection. Finally, this text attempts identify factors in the consolidation processes of nationalism, national identity and national history.

Author Biography

María del Sol Morales Zea, Universidad de Guanajuato

Doctora en Historiografía por la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad -Azcapotzalco, actualmente realiza una estancia postdoctoral en la Universidad de Guanajuato. Su trabajo se concentra en la historia cultural y la literatura comparada, específicamente en la línea de relaciones entre la historia, la literatura y el cine. Últimas publicaciones: "Crítica y simbolismo en Posdata de Octavio Paz", Revista Fuentes Humanísticas, vol. 45, 2013; “El cine mexicano y la historia patria. La hispanofilia como base del discurso historiográfico", en Díaz Arciniega, Víctor (coord.), Transculturación, mutaciones y vigencia, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, 2017.  "Juárez y Maximiliano. Contrastes de la narración en el cine y la literatura", Revista Fuentes Humanísticas, vol. 61, 2020.

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Published

2020-11-05

How to Cite

Morales Zea, M. del S. (2020). Juarez and Maximilian: interrelations between literature and cinematography, 1924-1933. Valenciana, 13(27), 119–145. https://doi.org/10.15174/rv.v13i27.512

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No. 27 (2021): Núm. 27 enero-junio 2021

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