Rodó, José Enrique 1871-1917 creator text utu 2007 monographic es 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Ariel" by José Enrique Rodó is an essay published in 1900. This brief philosophical work addresses Latin American youth through symbolic characters from Shakespeare's "The Tempest." Rodó warns against utilitarianism and "nordomania"—the imitation of North America—urging young people to preserve their spiritual values and cultural identity rooted in classical Greek ideals and Christianity. The essay critiques U.S. cultural dominance following the Spanish-American War and advocates for authentic democracy through education rather than material pursuit. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_(essay) Wikipedia page about this book: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_(ensayo) Release date is 2007-10-05 Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified Democracy Social ethics PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22899 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22899 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133527.0 22899