ANGEL GUERRA
ANGEL GUERRA

Author: Benito Pérez Galdós

Publisher: BEYOND BOOKS HUB

Published: 2021-12-27

Total Pages: 846

ISBN-13:

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Immerse yourself in the social and political realities of 19th-century Spain with Angel Guerra by Benito Pérez Galdós. This novel explores the life of the titular character Angel Guerra, a young nobleman, in his personal journey of spiritual and political awakening. Galdós's insightful storytelling and compelling characterizations provide a vivid picture of the time, making it a must-read for fans of historical fiction. Step into 19th-century Spain with Angel Guerra by Benito Pérez Galdós. Get your copy today and follow Angel on his transformative journey.

Visions of Filth
Visions of Filth

Author: Teresa Peris Fuentes

Publisher: Liverpool University Press

Published: 2003-09-01

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 1781386943

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This book explores how notions of deviancy and social control are dramatized in the novels of the late nineteenth-century Spanish realist author Benito Pérez Galdós. Galdós’s treatment of prostitutes, alcoholics, beggars and vagrants is studied within the context of the socio-cultural and medical debates circulating during the period. Drawing on Foucault’s very specific conceptualisation of the idea of control through discourses, the book analyses how Galdós’s novels interacted with contemporary debates on poverty and deviancy – notably, discourses on hygiene, domesticity and philanthropy. It is proposed that Galdós’s view of marginal social groups was much more open-minded, shrewd and liberal than the often inflexible pronouncements made by contemporary professional voices.

Galdos
Galdos

Author: Jo Labanyi

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-01-14

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13: 1317896513

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Benito Perez Galdos has been described as 'the greatest Spanish novelist since Cervantes.' His work constitutes a major contribution to the nineteenth-century novel, rivalling that of Dickens of Balzac and making him an essential candidate for any course on the fiction of the period. Jo Labanyi's study is supported by a wide-rangting introduction, a section of contemporary comment, headnotes to each piece and helpful appendix material.

Wisdom of Eccentric Old Men
Wisdom of Eccentric Old Men

Author: Peter Anthony Bly

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 2004-11-04

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 0773572309

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Bly's principal revelation is that Galdós deliberately and consistently used this secondary type to emphasize the significance of the major plot developments and to underline the strengths or weaknesses of principal characters. In filling these roles the eccentric old men develop from comic shallow types into more complex secondary characters, men of insight and wisdom, who occupy a pivotal position in the novels.

Conversations with Bunuel
Conversations with Bunuel

Author: Max Aub

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2017-04-21

Total Pages: 301

ISBN-13: 147662755X

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This book features extended conversations with Spanish filmmaker Luis Bunuel (1900-1983) and interviews with his family members, friends and colleagues--including Salvador Dali, Louis Aragon and Fernando Rey--conducted by Max Aub in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Notorious for inventing fanciful versions of his life and his creative output, Bunuel was hard put to deceive the astute Max Aub, who shared Bunuel's background in Spain, in Paris during the Spanish Civil War, and in Mexico, where they were friends and collaborators. Originally published in Spain in 1985, this translated (the first in English) and expanded edition (with several significant interviews and a detailed index not found in the original) provides a detailed picture of Bunuel's life and art. Extensive notes contextualize the conversations and acknowledge the discoveries of recent studies on Bunuel.