The epistolary between Menéndez Pelayo and the Catalan writers (1868-1884)

Abstract

This article analyses a part of the epistolary between Menéndez Pelayo and the Catalan writers. Specifically, it focuses on the period from 1868 to 1884, due to its enormous extension. The epistolary constitutes an invaluable source of scholarly, cultural, social and political news, which like a real spider’s web weave the different threads of the Spanish cultural panorama of the second half of the 19th century, the first decade of the 20th. In addition, it is also an interesting document in the field of intercultural relations, through correspondence with Catalan writers such as Milá. In fact, Menéndez Pelayo and Milá shared judgments and comments on the various publications of both correspondents.