Don Quijote entre los artistas del exilio

[EN] Cervantes’ work, particularly Don Quixote, is amply represented in the artistic production of the Spanish exiles after 1939. Among this group, Don Quixote became an iconic symbol of their situation because of his idealism and his engagement with his motherland. This study presents a chronologic...

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Author: Cabañas Bravo, Miguel
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2014
Country:España
Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repository:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/104181
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/104181
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Don Quijote
Exilio español de 1939
Artistas del exilio de 1939
Arte del exilio de 1939
Iconografía cervantina
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Summary:[EN] Cervantes’ work, particularly Don Quixote, is amply represented in the artistic production of the Spanish exiles after 1939. Among this group, Don Quixote became an iconic symbol of their situation because of his idealism and his engagement with his motherland. This study presents a chronological overview of the most important countries and artistic environments of the Spanish exile. It also analyzes the artists, works and circumstances that contributed to makingof Don Quixote the lay patron saint of the wandering Spanish "republicans", an icon of the permanence of their inspiration and their strong ideals.