Anarchist Romance
Abstract
Federica Montseny is usually remembered as the first woman appointed to be a cabinet minister in Western Europe. The daughter of two prominent Spanish anarchists, Federico Urales and Soledad Gustavo, Montseny was also a prolific writer and activist. The family published La Revista Blanca, one of the most important anarchist publications of twentieth-century Spain. But equally important were the two book series the journal published: La Novela Ideal (Ideal/Anarchist Novel) and La Novela Libre (Free Novel). These were part of
a wider trend in Spain during the first third of the twentieth century. Known as novelas cortas (short novels), there were thousands of such series. This article explores the background of La Revista Blanca, outlines the history of the Roman Catholic Church in Spain, and investigates the topic of anticlericalism in the cultural politics of Spanish anarchism. It concludes with an analysis of Federica Montseny i Mañé’s Resurrección, an excellent example of anarchist anticlericalism and Montseny’s belief in the redemptive power of Nature.
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