En Nada hay algo: Nada de Carmen Laforet desde la mirada de la censura franquista
(2025) ÄSPD04 20242Spanish Studies
- Abstract
- This paper investigates Carmen Laforet's Nada through the perspective of censorship. It focuses on the historical context and the machinery of the censorship process in Francoist Spain. The research aims to analyse how Laforet's literary style creates an opportunity for publication despite the critical touch in terms of content. The analytical part takes as its starting point the fluid theory of allegory as suggested by Walter Benjamin. The idea is that such a theory can reinforce the hypothesis that allegory is used in the work by the author as a way of criticising the decadence in Spain at that time and simultaneously avoiding censorship. The results of this work support the hypothesis and show that Laforet's literary style creates a... (More)
- This paper investigates Carmen Laforet's Nada through the perspective of censorship. It focuses on the historical context and the machinery of the censorship process in Francoist Spain. The research aims to analyse how Laforet's literary style creates an opportunity for publication despite the critical touch in terms of content. The analytical part takes as its starting point the fluid theory of allegory as suggested by Walter Benjamin. The idea is that such a theory can reinforce the hypothesis that allegory is used in the work by the author as a way of criticising the decadence in Spain at that time and simultaneously avoiding censorship. The results of this work support the hypothesis and show that Laforet's literary style creates a critical tone towards her contemporary time. They also show how this literary style in combination with other factors, such as the censorship machinery and the role of women, allows the work to be published in the complicated climate of the 1940s. (Less)
- Popular Abstract (Spanish)
- Este trabajo investiga la obra Nada de Carmen Laforet a través de la perspectiva de censura. Se centra
en el contexto histórico y la maquinaria del proceso de censura en una España franquista. La
investigación tiene como objetivo analizar cómo el estilo literario de Laforet crea una oportunidad de
publicación a pesar del toque crítico en cuanto al contenido. La parte analítica toma como punto de
partida la teoría fluida de la alegoría como sugiere Walter Benjamin. La idea es que dicha teoría pueda
reforzar la hipótesis de que la alegoría se utiliza en la obra como una forma de la autora de criticar la
decadencia en España de aquel entonces y al mismo tiempo evitar la censura. Los resultados de esta
tesina apoyan la hipótesis y... (More) - Este trabajo investiga la obra Nada de Carmen Laforet a través de la perspectiva de censura. Se centra
en el contexto histórico y la maquinaria del proceso de censura en una España franquista. La
investigación tiene como objetivo analizar cómo el estilo literario de Laforet crea una oportunidad de
publicación a pesar del toque crítico en cuanto al contenido. La parte analítica toma como punto de
partida la teoría fluida de la alegoría como sugiere Walter Benjamin. La idea es que dicha teoría pueda
reforzar la hipótesis de que la alegoría se utiliza en la obra como una forma de la autora de criticar la
decadencia en España de aquel entonces y al mismo tiempo evitar la censura. Los resultados de esta
tesina apoyan la hipótesis y muestran que el estilo literario de Laforet crea un tono crítico hacia su
tiempo contemporáneo. Incluso nos muestran cómo dicho estilo en combinación con otros factores,
como la maquinaria de censura y el rol de la mujer, permite una publicación de la obra en el clima
complicado de los años cuarenta. (Less)
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- author
- Jonsson, Isabel LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- ÄSPD04 20242
- year
- 2025
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Nada, Carmen Laforet, the censorship, Francoism, literary style, allegory
- language
- Spanish
- id
- 9182226
- date added to LUP
- 2025-03-11 09:55:28
- date last changed
- 2025-03-14 08:50:01
@misc{9182226,
abstract = {{This paper investigates Carmen Laforet's Nada through the perspective of censorship. It focuses on the historical context and the machinery of the censorship process in Francoist Spain. The research aims to analyse how Laforet's literary style creates an opportunity for publication despite the critical touch in terms of content. The analytical part takes as its starting point the fluid theory of allegory as suggested by Walter Benjamin. The idea is that such a theory can reinforce the hypothesis that allegory is used in the work by the author as a way of criticising the decadence in Spain at that time and simultaneously avoiding censorship. The results of this work support the hypothesis and show that Laforet's literary style creates a critical tone towards her contemporary time. They also show how this literary style in combination with other factors, such as the censorship machinery and the role of women, allows the work to be published in the complicated climate of the 1940s.}},
author = {{Jonsson, Isabel}},
language = {{spa}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{En Nada hay algo: Nada de Carmen Laforet desde la mirada de la censura franquista}},
year = {{2025}},
}