¿Reescribiendo la historia?: Una panorámica de la ficción histórica televisiva española reciente

Abstract

This paper aims to rethink the role of historical fiction in national Spanish television, through the analysis of various programmes. The author studies the production of historical fiction series between 2008-2009, and describes their functions to create a self-image of recent Spanish history. This article attemps to define this genrés characteristics and the process and the production of cultural and historical significations.