Abstract

RUEDA RAMIREZ, Pedro. Inventing Titles: A Publishing Prospectus Written in 1822 by The Mexican Thinker. Bibliographica [online]. 2020, vol.3, n.2, pp.51-74.  Epub Dec 09, 2024. ISSN 2594-178X.  https://doi.org/10.22201/iib.2594178xe.2020.2.81.

A study of a rare print featuring a list of fake titles presented as works by author José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi, published in 1822 as an editorial prospectus. For this study, the catalogue of Fernández de Lizardi’s titles was compared with real works published in Mexico and Spain at the beginning of the 19th century. The comparison reveals that the invention of titles was a deliberate attempt to imitate existing political and religious works, and that it appealed to the horizon of expectations of the audience. To sum up, the fake titles pinpoint a liberal political stance and constituted a critique of the texts written by the Mexican Thinker’s adversaries, especially in the context of the press censorship establishment and his own excommunication in 1822.

Keywords : José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi; printing press; book advertising; Mexico; 19^th century.

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