Ateneo de Madrid

Japanese: アテネオ･デ･マドリード（英語表記）Ateneo de Madrid

A Spanish literary society founded in 1820. Its popularity waned during the dictatorship of Ferdinand VII, which began in 1823, but it was legally recognized in 1835 and served as the center of intellectual activity in the fields of science, literature, and art until around 1930. As a reaction against 18th-century academism, it represented the spirit of 19th-century romanticism. Rather than an academic society, it was more of a gathering of free intellectuals, and its main activities were opening its library, which had a large collection of books from both within Spain and abroad, and holding lectures and roundtable discussions. Through these activities, it sought to stimulate and direct Spanish thought, and maintain a liberal spirit and a stance of resistance against established power.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

スペインの文芸協会。1820年設立。23年に始まるフェルナンド7世の専制期には下火になるが，35年には法的にも認可され，以後1930年頃まで科学，文学，芸術各界の知識人の活動の中心となった。18世紀のアカデミズムへの反動として，19世紀ロマン主義の時代精神を代表する。学会というより自由な知識人の集合体の性格を持ち，国内外の豊富な蔵書を抱える図書館の開放，講演会，座談会をおもな活動とした。これらの活動を通じてスペインの思潮に刺激と方向性を与え，自由主義精神と既成権力に対する抵抗の姿勢を維持しようとした。

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