Machado y Álvarez, Antonio (1846-1893)
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Antonio Machado y Álvarez (1846 - 1893) became interested in studying folk culture at an early age, but it was when he learned of the news of the constitution of the Folk-Lore Society of London that he decided to found a similar society in Spain. However, while he adopted the British folklore paradigm and institutional model, he redefined them according to Spanish context: El Folk-Lore Español, as the society was named, is thus the federation of folklore centres established in the regions of Spain’s historic provinces.
Keywords: Folklore | Lawyer | Third quarter of the 19th century | Spain | Andalusia | Folk traditions
Secondary sources
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La trajectoire d’un “démophile” : Antonio Machado et l’Europe des folkloristes
David Hopkin, 2018
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Le folklore espagnol, entre ambition fédératrice et utopie républicaine. Le modèle populaire d’Antonio Machado y Álvarez
Mercedes Gómez García‑Plata, 2018
Primary sources
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«El Folk-Lore Español, sociedad para la recopilación y estudio del saber y de las tradiciones populares. Bases»
Antonio Machado y Álvarez, 1882-1883
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«Mapa topográfico tradicional. Interrogatorio»
Antonio Machado y Álvarez, 1882-1883
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Excerpt from a letter from Antonio Machado y Álvarez to Paul Sébillot
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Letter to the Folk-Lore Society
Antonio Machado y Álvarez, 1885
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