Publication: La vida en México más allá de lo pintoresco. Una relectura de la obra de madame Calderón a través de las artes.
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Rodríguez Serrano, Carmen
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Universidad Pablo de Olavide
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La vida en México de Frances Erskine Inglis, marquesa de Calderón de la Barca, es uno de los ejemplos de la literatura de viaje del siglo XIX más conocidos y estudiados en su campo y desde el punto de vista literario, donde han sido frecuentes las publicaciones y reflexiones en torno al mismo y a los contenidos que aborda. No obstante, y examinado en menor medida, el análisis de la obra bajo una perspectiva histórico-artística revela también una valiosa información que la escocesa –casada con el embajador español en México–, recopiló a lo largo de su estancia de dos años en aquella tierra, así como del gusto que ésta desarrolló entre 1839 y 1842. Las alusiones relativas al pasado prehispánico o colonial, unidas a las heterogéneas referencias a las bellas artes, convierten el texto en un recurso clave para su comprensión en tal ámbito.
Life in Mexico by Frances Erskine Inglis, Marchioness of Calderón de la Barca, is one of the best known and studied examples of nineteenth century travel literature in its context and from a literary point of view, where publications and reflections on it have been frequent about its contents and what it addresses. However, and examined to a lesser extent, the analysis of the work from a historical-artistic viewpoint also reveals valuable information that the Scotswoman –married to the Spanish ambassador in Mexico– collected throughout her two-year stay in that country land, as well as the taste that she developed between 1839 and 1842. The allusions to the pre-Hispanic or colonial past, together with the heterogeneous references to the fine arts, make the text a key resource for understanding it in this context.
Life in Mexico by Frances Erskine Inglis, Marchioness of Calderón de la Barca, is one of the best known and studied examples of nineteenth century travel literature in its context and from a literary point of view, where publications and reflections on it have been frequent about its contents and what it addresses. However, and examined to a lesser extent, the analysis of the work from a historical-artistic viewpoint also reveals valuable information that the Scotswoman –married to the Spanish ambassador in Mexico– collected throughout her two-year stay in that country land, as well as the taste that she developed between 1839 and 1842. The allusions to the pre-Hispanic or colonial past, together with the heterogeneous references to the fine arts, make the text a key resource for understanding it in this context.
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Atrio. Revista de Historia del Arte, ISSN-e 2659-5230, ISSN 0214-8293, Nº. 31, 2025, págs. 384-409.




