Política y cultura: Biblioteca Contemporánea y Colección Austral, dos modelos de difusión cultural

The beginning of the most successful period in Argentinaïs history of publishing, between 1937 and 1951, coincides with the launch of two pocket-book collections which were highly relevant for the education of one generation: the Biblioteca Contemporánea, by Losada; and the Colección Austral, by Esp...

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Main Author: Fernando Larraz
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad Nacional de La Plata 2009-09-01
Series:Orbis Tertius
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Online Access:http://www.orbistertius.unlp.edu.ar/article/view/2496
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Summary:The beginning of the most successful period in Argentinaïs history of publishing, between 1937 and 1951, coincides with the launch of two pocket-book collections which were highly relevant for the education of one generation: the Biblioteca Contemporánea, by Losada; and the Colección Austral, by Espasa-Calpe Argentina. Both collections respond to publishing projects whose foundations are analyzed in this article. In order to do that, their origin is explained and an in-depth analysis of their catalogues between 1938 and 1945 is undertaken
ISSN:1851-7811