"The study focuses on the period from 1890 to 1930, considerably expanding the chronological limits and range of modernismo as established by traditional Hispanic criticism in an examination of the relationship of the literature of this period with what has come to be called global or international modernism.

Utilizing current literary and cultural theories, with particular emphasis on theories of the "other," it traces the cultural specificity of modernism as it evolves in Spain and its links to the international movement.".

"Encounters Across Borders builds on recent studies of Spanish culture and of global/international modernism, but differs considerably in the overall characterization of the period. While traditional and most current criticism emphasizes pessimism, myopic nationalism, and fear of the new, Encounters Across Borders identifies the presence of a constructive exploration of new modes of intersubjective and intercultural relations in Spanish modernism."--BOOK JACKET.