Casticismo

Casticismo (derived from castizo, de buena casta rassig) describes in Spanish literary studies a person or thing that embodies in an ideal-typical way the traits of the relevant "race" (in self-reflection), nation, region or city.

In a broader sense, casticismo also expresses a high degree of conformism in behavior, but also in linguistic purity. Accordingly, the term describes an attitude that strives for a self-preservation of the "caste's own" identity and traditional values, and rejects everything foreign and new.

The casticismo emerged from the search for identity through a "nationalism without a goal" (A. Prado). Similar to the costumbrismo in the 19th century, in the 20th century, especially in the Franco era, the casticismo fended off realism by maintaining the image of a desired reality instead of the critical observation of reality.

literature

• Angeles Prado: La literatura del casticismo . (Estudios de humanidades, 8). Moneda y Crédito, Madrid 1973.