The Fiction of Clemente Palma (Peru)

Clemente Palma (1872-1946) is an important, yet little recognized, figure in the transition of Peruvian letters from the derivative forms of Romanticism and Modernism to a truly original, more contemporary expression. However, even in his own country, he is not widely viewed as a key author of this transitional period. In his search for greater artistic freedom and originality, Palma anticipated several aesthetic concerns of contemporary Spanish American fiction, but only recently has been accorded the recognition that he deserves as the father of the modern short story in Peru and the initiator of Fantastic literature in that country.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Spanish

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Kason, Nancy Marie

• Biography
• Literature, Latin American

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8409966

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/70968