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REDEN Revista Española de Estudios Norteamericanos Año 2019 - Vol. 1 Come Rain or Come Shine: Archer M. Huntington Between Spain and the United States Patricia Fernández Lorenzo Traumatic Redemption Chronotope as Theoretical Model to Study Serial Shakespeares Víctor Huertas Martín The US American Self-Criticism: Stories of Anger and Bewilderment Montserrat Huguet Hildreth Meière: Connections to Spain Before and During the Spanish Civil War Mónica Orduña Prada Writing Conflict to End Conflict: Reconciliatory Writing in Cristina García’s Dreaming in Cuban, The Agüero Sisters, and King of Cuba Inger Pettersson Bridging the Gap Between Expectations and Teaching on the Field Practice: Instituto Franklin-UAH as Intercultural Mediator for Language Assistants in Spain Bianca Vitalaru & Iulia Vescan REDEN (Revista Española de Estudios Norteamericanos) es una revista académica interdisciplinar con una periodicidad anual que cuenta con un consejo de evaluación externo y anónimo. Se trata de una publicación de referencia en el campo de los Estudios Norteamericanos en España que admite artículos de distintos ámbitos de conocimiento dentro de las Ciencias Sociales y las Humanidades, como historia, política, economía, sociología, arte, educación, literatura y lingüística. REDEN es una publicación oficial del Instituto Franklin (fundado originalmente como “Centro de Estudios Norteamericanos” en 1987); un organismo propio de la Universidad de Alcalá que obtuvo el estatus de “Instituto Universitario de Investigación” en el 2001 (Decreto 15/2001 de 1 de febrero; BOCM 8 de febrero del 2001, nº 33, p. 10). Su naturaleza, composición, y competencias se ajustan a lo dispuesto en los Estatutos de la Universidad de Alcalá de acuerdo al Capítulo IX: “De los Institutos Universitarios” (artículos del 89 al 103). El Instituto Franklin tiene como misión fundamental servir de plataforma comunicativa, cooperativa, y de unión entre España y Norteamérica, con el objetivo de promover el conocimiento mutuo. El Instituto Franklin desarrolla su misión favoreciendo y potenciando la creación de grupos de investigadores en colaboración con distintas universidades norteamericanas; impartiendo docencia oficial de postgrado (másteres y doctorado en estudios norteamericanos); difundiendo el conocimiento sobre Norteamérica mediante distintas líneas editoriales; y organizando encuentros académicos, de temática inherente a la propia naturaleza del Instituto, tanto de carácter nacional como internacional. REDEN Revista Española de Estudios Norteamericanos ISSN: 2695-4168 Universidad de Alcalá c/Trinidad, 1 28801 Alcalá de Henares. Madrid. España Tel: 918855252 http://www.institutofranklin.net Edita: Servicio de Publicaciones UAH © Instituto Franklin–UAH. 2019 DE RE N Revista Española de Estudios Norteamericanos 2019 Volumen 1 Director Julio Cañero Comité editorial Editora de Humanidades Carmen Méndez Universidad Complutense de Madrid Editor de Ciencias Sociales Francisco Manuel Sáez de Adana Universidad de Alcalá Editor asociado David García Cantalapiedra Universidad Complutense de Madrid Editora asociada Cristina Crespo Instituto Franklin-UAH Comité asesor Antonio Andrés Ballesteros González Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia Lorenzo Delgado CSIC (Centro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales) Isabel Durán Universidad Complutense de Madrid José Manuel Estévez Saá Universidad de A Coruña José Antonio Gurpegui Universidad de Alcalá Cristina Manzano Esglobal Juan Carlos Mercado CUNY (The City College of New Work) Ignacio Olmos Instituto Cervantes NYC Don Wallace University of Central Missouri Comité científico Gracia Abad Universidad de Nebrija Esperanza Cerdá Universidad de Alcalá Carmen Flys Universidad de Alcalá Joane Katz Missouri Western State University Eugenio Lilli University College Dublin Andrea Parra Université de Liège Alberto Priego Universidad Pontificia Comillas Francisco Rodríguez Universidad de Salamanca Equipo técnico Asistente editorial Carlos Herrero Instituto Franklin-UAH Asistente editorial Ana Lariño Instituto Franklin-UAH Asistente editorial Ana Serra Instituto Franklin-UAH Diseño y maquetación David Navarro 4 Índice Artículos Patricia Fernández Lorenzo Come Rain or Come Shine: Archer M. 7 Huntington Between Spain and the United States Víctor Huertas Martín Traumatic Redemption Chronotope as 27 Theoretical Model to Study Serial Shakespeares Montserrat Huguet The US American Self-Criticism: Stories of Anger 49 and Bewilderment Mónica Orduña Prada Hildreth Meière: Connections to Spain 75 Before and During the Spanish Civil War Inger Pettersson Writing Conflict to End Conflict: Reconciliatory 95 Writing in Cristina García’s Dreaming in Cuban, The Agüero Sisters, and King of Cuba Bianca Vitalaru Bridging the Gap Between Expectations and 117 & Iulia Vescan Teaching on the Field Practice: Instituto Franklin-UAH as Intercultural Mediator for Language Assistants in Spain 5 REDEN Revista Española de Estudios Norteamericanos / Noviembre 2019. Volumen 1 Come Rain or Come Shine: Archer M. Huntington between Spain and the United States Patricia Fernández Lorenzo Universidad Complutense de Madrid Patricia Fernández Lorenzo Come Rain or Come Universidad Complutense de Shine: Archer M. Madrid Huntington between Spain and the United States rcher M. Huntington (1870-1955), the museum-builder and A founder of the Hispanic Society of America in New York, had a lesser known complementary dimension as a cultural bridges-builder between Spain and the United States in moments of conflict and diplomatic tension. With an approach based on his social relations rather than on his artistic collections, this article offers an alternative reading in which Huntington ABSTRACT emerges as a friendly figure in bilateral relations who did not passively accept the status quo and who, from the standpoint of culture, contributed to modifying the image of Spain that prevailed in the United States. Key Words: Hispanism, Hispanic Society of America, Archer Huntington, Spanish culture, cultural diplomacy, bilateral relations INTRODUCTION: TO FACE THE CLIMATE As it is hard to see the forest for the trees, it seems particularly hard to envisage more than an exquisite art collector in Archer Milton Huntington (1870-1955), the founder of The Hispanic Society of America. The collections he amassed in the museum he founded in New York in 1904 *Fernández Lorenzo, P. “Come Rain or Come Shine: Archer M. Huntington between Spain and the United States”. REDEN. 1:1. (2019): 8-26. Web. 8 Recibido: 15 de septiembre de 2019 REDEN Revista Española de Estudios Norteamericanos / Noviembre 2019. Volumen 1 are unparalleled in their scope and quality: holding more than 30.000 objects including paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, ceramics, ironworks, textiles, jewellery; 175.000 photographs of Spain and Latin America and a library with more than 250.000 books and newspapers, including 15.000 volumes printed before 1701 (Codding). Works by Velázquez, El Greco, Goya and Sorolla hang on its walls today while a copy of El Quijote, unique in the world, is kept on its shelves. It is a collection of incalculable value that covers almost twenty centuries of Iberian history and addresses nearly every aspect of culture in Spain, as well as a large part in Portugal and Latin America. Thanks to Huntington’s diaries (1898), we know today that he took on this project guided by the romantic aspiration of condensing the soul of Spain in a museum: “It must condense the soul of Spain into meanings, through works of the hand and spirit”1. With deep determination and commitment, he advanced Hispanic Studies in the United States more than any other individual during the first half of the twentieth century. Under his own supervision, exhibitions of Spanish artists such as Joaquin Sorolla and Ignacio Zuloaga were presented and more than 200 monographs of Hispanic issues from international scholars were With deep determination and commitment, he advanced Hispanic Studies in the United States more than any other individual during the first half of the twentieth century. published by the Hispanic Society of America as well as through other international magazines he financed. Although he preferred anonymity, it was known that he was also the benefactor of many other cultural institutions and museums through gifts of land and endowments (Mitchell & Goodrich). The editors of the Hispanic Review summarized his life’s work: “There is a massive uniqueness about his long, creative life. It constitutes a single, shining act of unselfish devotion to the civilization of another country and perhaps no other country has been so honoured” (Proske 27). Nevertheless, apart from the cultural legacy he left, his remarkable accomplishments to improve the relationships between his own country and Spain far exceeded his expert-eye in art collecting. 1 Huntington Diaries, 1898. Hispanic Society of America: New York. The Diaries are located in the Huntington Archive at the Hispanic Society of America and archived chronologically so date citations are the only form of reference made to these sources. 9 Come Rain or Come Shine: Archer M. Huntington between Spain... Patricia Fernández Lorenzo Apart from the cultural legacy he left, his remarkable accomplishments to improve the relationships between his own country and Spain far exceeded his expert-eye in art collecting. 10 REDEN Revista Española de Estudios Norteamericanos / Noviembre 2019. Volumen 1 There are two relevant dates to frame this analysis: • 1898: The year in which Spain and the United