Abstract

espanolDesde el siglo xix, la literatura de viajes norteamericana ha demostrado una fascinacion singular con Andalucia –y con la Alhambra en particular–. Washington Irving, James Michener y Rick Steves publicaron textos notables sobre Granada, pero sus respectivas opiniones acerca del palacio y su papel en las culturas e historias espanolas son asombrosamente diferentes. Un dilema literario poco estudiado en la critica de la literatura de viajes estadounidense tiene que ver con el porque de las diferentes percepciones de la Alhambra tras dichas epocas. Los analisis en este articulo plantean un marco critico para contextualizar el papel de la Alhambra y sus historias culturales en la obra de estos tres autores; ofrece un andamiaje teorico sobre como los simbolos culturales en el sur de Espana han sido utilizados en la escritura de viajes como metodo para aludir de forma implicita a posiciones sociales y culturales mas amplias EnglishSince the nineteenth century, American travel writers have demonstrated a singular fascination with Andalucia –and with the Alhambra in particular. While Washington Irving, James Michener, and Rick Steves have spilled ink about Granada, their respective views on the palace and its role in the cultures and histories of Spain are remarkably dissimilar. An inquiry still overlooked in studies of American travel writing in Spain concerns why the perceptions of the Alhambra have shifted so drastically since the nineteenth century. The analyses in this article pose a critical framework to contextualize the role of the Alhambra and its cultural histories in the work of these three authors, and offers a theoretical scaffolding on how the cultural symbols of southern Spain have been engaged in travel writing as a method for gesturing toward broader social and cultural positions

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