Abstract
In his article "The Spatial Turn in Literary Historiography," Fernando Cabo Aseguinolaza
examines the spatialization of literary history in recent years. He evaluates the resurgence of interest
in literary geography and argues that the geographic dimension is not the only aspect of the
predominant spatiality in new literary histories. Further, Cabo Aseguinolaza postulates that although
the emphasis on spatiality marks many current literary histories, all literary histories imply spatial
elements of different character and scope and that these options constitute an essential part of the
performative capacity of history writing. In particular, Cabo Aseguinolaza discusses categories
proposed by Henri Lefebvre in his La Production de l'espace (1974) and illustrates Lefebvre's notions
with examples from Spanish scholarship.
examines the spatialization of literary history in recent years. He evaluates the resurgence of interest
in literary geography and argues that the geographic dimension is not the only aspect of the
predominant spatiality in new literary histories. Further, Cabo Aseguinolaza postulates that although
the emphasis on spatiality marks many current literary histories, all literary histories imply spatial
elements of different character and scope and that these options constitute an essential part of the
performative capacity of history writing. In particular, Cabo Aseguinolaza discusses categories
proposed by Henri Lefebvre in his La Production de l'espace (1974) and illustrates Lefebvre's notions
with examples from Spanish scholarship.