Galdós
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Galdós
（Modern literatures in perspective）
Longman, 1993
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 258-264) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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ISBN 9780582085299
Description
"Modern Literatures in Perspective" presents the best reactions to each subject, from contemporary comment to seminal modern readings, together with substantial guidance for the student. Providing both an introduction to and fresh perspectives on each subject, whether studied in the original language or in translation, the series meets the needs of those studying and teaching international literatures. Benito Perez Galdos (1843-1920) is Spain's major 19th-century realist writer. Influenced by Balzac, Dickens, Zola and Tolstoy, his work charts the consolidation and decline of the bourgeoisie in late 19th-century Spain. He charts the insecurities of this group particularly through its gender relationships, making him a significant writer for feminists. This anthology examines the Galdos technique of using everyday melodrama to his advantage and offers a variety of critical and textual interpretations including linguistic, comparative, New Critical, Marxist, Feminist and metafictional. All the essays are supported by a wide-ranging introduction, headnotes to each piece and full appendices.
The book contains a section on contemporary comment, which includes Galdos's own reflections on his work. The Appendix gives information on key terms and cultural figures of the period for readers unfamiliar with 19th-century Spain. This book is aimed at undergraduates and the following courses: Hispanic studies; comparative literature; literature in translation; European literature.
Table of Contents
- Critical readings - the spoken word and "Fortunata and Jacinta", Stephen Gilman
- reality and fiction in the novels of Galdos, Gerald Gillespie
- the use of distance in Galdos's "La de Bringas", Peter A. Bly
- individual, class and society in "Fortunata and Jacinta", John H. Sinnigen
- Galdos and the 19th-century novel - the need for an interdisciplinary approach, Peter B. Goldman
- "Our friend Manso" and the game of fictive autonomy, John W. Kronik
- identities and differences in the "Torquemada" novels of Galdos, Diane F. Urey
- silences and changes of direction - on the historical determination of Galdos's fiction, Carlos Blanco Aguinaga
- "Angel Guerra", or the monster novel, Noel M. Valis
- Galdos's Gloria - a re-vision, Catherine A. Jagoe.
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pbk. ISBN 9780582085305
Description
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.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter ronology Chronology
- Part 1 Contemporary Documents
- Chapter 1 Some Observations on the Contemporary Novel in Spain, Benito Perez Galdos
- Chapter 2 Present-day Society as Material for the Novel, Benito Perez Galdos
- Chapter 3 Preface to 1913 Edition of Misericordia, Benito Perez Galdos
- Chapter 4 Review of Part 1 of La Desheredada, Leopoldo Alas
- Chapter 5 Review of Tristana
- Part 2 Critical Readings
- Chapter 6 The Spoken Word and Fortunata and Jacinta, Stephen Gilman
- Chapter 7 Reality and Fiction in the Novels of Galdos, Gerald Gillespie
- Chapter 8 The Use of Distance in Galdos's La de Bringas, Peter A. Bly
- Chapter 9 Individual, Class and Society in Fortunata and Jacinta, John H. Sinnigen
- Chapter 10 Galdos and the Nineteenth-Century Novel, Peter B. Goldman
- Chapter 11 Our Friend Manso and the Game of Fictive Autonomy, John W. Kronik
- Chapter 12 Identities and Differences in the Torquemada Novels of Galdos, Diane F. Urey
- Chapter 13 Silences and Changes of Direction, Carlos Blanco Aguinaga
- Chapter 14 Angel Guerra, or the Monster Novel, Noel M. Valis
- Chapter 15 Galdos's Gloria, Catherine A. Jagoe
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