Autor
Palabras clave
España
siglo xix
política
biografía.
Resumen
Hace tiempo que el género biográfico recuperó visibilidad en la historiografía española, a menudo con gran éxito de público y provecho del conocimiento histórico. En este texto se realiza un recorrido por biografías políticas sobre protagonistas del siglo xix español publicadas durante la última década, para concluir que, junto con la riqueza y oportunidad de las fuentes y su calidad representativa, una biografía lograda parece el fruto de la capacidad de su autor para combinar empatía y distanciamiento, junto con la iniciativa crítica suficiente para remover los tópicos y las distorsiones que la presión ideológica y la pasión política hayan acumulado sobre el personaje.
Keywords
Spain; 19th-century; politics; biography.
Abstract
During the last decade, political biographies have resurfaced in the context of
Spanish historiography, often adding value to historical knowledge and gaining the favour of the public. This text goes through several 19th century political biographies recently published, showing that, together with the richness and opportunity of the sources used, a good biography entails the author being able to combine both empathy and distance, as well as enough critical will to remove the distortions that ideological pressure and political passion could have poured over the character.
Spanish historiography, often adding value to historical knowledge and gaining the favour of the public. This text goes through several 19th century political biographies recently published, showing that, together with the richness and opportunity of the sources used, a good biography entails the author being able to combine both empathy and distance, as well as enough critical will to remove the distortions that ideological pressure and political passion could have poured over the character.