Configurations of a Cultural Scene – Young Writers and Artists in Madrid, 1918–…

Configurations of a Cultural SceneYoung Writers and Artists in Madrid, 19181930\nAuthor(s): Andrew A. Anderson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: McGill-Queen's University Press, Canada\nImprint: McGill-Queen's University Press\nISBN-13: 9780228013860, 978-0228013860\nSynopsis\nThroughout the 1920s, a remarkable number of young writers and artists lived and worked in Madrid, creating an atmosphere of effervescence and an upsurge in creativity that has rarely been equalled. These young people, acquainting themselves with one another within the span of only a few years, came together to form a tightly woven network of both personal and artistic relationships.\n\nIn Configurations of a Cultural Scene Andrew Anderson explores this growing community of artists and writers with a focus on how sites of face-to-face interaction in Madrid fostered creative work and forged young identities. Organizing locations into places of sociability, learning, and residence, Anderson offers five case studies t.