Welcome to our book review site go-pdf.online!
You may have to Search all our reviewed books and magazines, click the sign up button below to create a free account.
The Novels of Jacinto Octavio Picón
Offers detailed analyses and reconstructions of Picon's eight novels. Of special significance to modern readers are his conceptions of Spanish history and character, patriotism, and women and sex -- conceptions that for their day may be considered advanced.
Sweet and Delectable
"This translation makes available to the English-reading public another treatment of that most famous of Spanish literary creations: the Don Juan figure. This is a Don Juan in decline who will come to grips with his emptiness by learning to love. Picon's frank discussion of a description of the act of love was a daring undertaking in the Spain of the time, and perhaps led to his being dismissed - by some - as being "erotic," which was clearly meant to be pejorative. But he also introduced humor into Sweet and Delectable without taking away from the serious nature of his exploration of a love relationship, and with delightfully Cervantine chapter headings, a la Don Quixote de la Mancha, pokes fun where it needs to be poked while giving the reader a glimpse of things to come in a comic nutshell."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
The Culture of Cursilería
Not easily translated, the Spanish terms cursi and cursilería refer to a cultural phenomenon widely prevalent in Spanish society since the nineteenth century. Like "kitsch," cursi evokes the idea of bad taste, but it also suggests one who has pretensions of refinement and elegance without possessing them. In The Culture of Cursilería, Noël Valis examines the social meanings of cursi, viewing it as a window into modern Spanish history and particularly into the development of middle-class culture. Valis finds evidence in literature, cultural objects, and popular customs to argue that cursilería has its roots in a sense of cultural inadequacy felt by the lower middle classes in nineteenth- ...
Birds without a Nest
"I love the native race with a tender love, and so I have observed its customs closely, enchanted by their simplicity, and, as well, the abjection into which this race is plunged by small-town despots, who, while their names may change, never fail to live up to the epithet of tyrants. They are no other than, in general, the priests, governors, caciques, and mayors." So wrote Clorinda Matto de Turner in Aves sin nido, the first major Spanish American novel to protest the plight of native peoples. First published in 1889, Birds without a Nest drew fiery protests for its unsparing expose of small town officials, judicial authorities, and priests who oppressed the native peoples of Peru. Matto de Turner was excommunicated by the Catholic Church and burned in effigy. Yet her novel was strongly influential; indeed, Peruvian President Andres Avelino Caceres credited it with stimulating him to pursue needed reforms. In 1904, the novel was published in a bowdlerized English translation with a modified ending. This edition restores the original ending and the translator's omissions. It will be important reading for all students of the indigenous cultures of South America.
Striking Their Modern Pose
Cover -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Fashioning Womanhood and Making Modernity in Galdós's La desheredada -- Chapter Two: What Is a Man of Fashion? Manuel Pez and the Dandy in Galdós's La de Bringas -- Chapter Three: Fashion and Feminity in Pardo Bazán's Insolación -- Chapter Four: The Sartorial Charm of the Modern Man in Pardo Bazán's Insolación -- Chapter Five: Dressing the New Woman in Picón's Dulce y sabrosa -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book -- About the Author.
ESPANA CONTEMPORANEA
None
Cuentos de Mi Tiempo de Jacinto Octavio Picón
Bienvenido al evocador mundo de "Cuentos de mi tiempo" de Jacinto Octavio Picón, donde la nostalgia se entrelaza con la ironía y la aguda observación de la sociedad española del siglo XIX. Explora una colección de relatos que capturan la esencia de una época tumultuosa y fascinante. A través de la pluma magistral de Picón, cada cuento revela los matices de la vida cotidiana, desde las intrigas palaciegas hasta las historias de amor prohibido y los retratos vívidos de personajes inolvidables. Sumérgete en la atmósfera única que el autor recrea con maestría, transportándote a calles adoquinadas y salones iluminados por la luz de las velas. Con cada página, descubrirás una nueva...
Lázaro: Casi Novela de Jacinto Octavio Picón
Explora la fascinante obra “Lázaro: casi novela” de Jacinto Octavio Picón, una historia cautivadora que desafía las convenciones literarias y ofrece una profunda reflexión sobre la vida y la sociedad. En “Lázaro: casi novela”, Picón nos presenta a Lázaro, un personaje que navega por las complejidades de la existencia humana, cuestionando su propósito y enfrentando los desafíos de su tiempo. A través de su viaje, el autor nos invita a reflexionar sobre temas universales como la identidad, el destino y la búsqueda de sentido. La narrativa de Picón es rica y evocadora, combinando elementos de la novela tradicional con innovadoras técnicas literarias que mantienen al lector ...
Dulce y sabrosa
En el turbulento paisaje de la Francia del siglo XIX, donde las llamas de la revolución y los susurros del amor se entrelazan, ""Germaine: Amour et révolution dans la France du XIXe siècle"" de Edmond François Valentin ofrece una narrativa convincente y evocadora que captura la esencia de una era marcada por cambios profundos e ideales apasionados. La novela sigue la vida de Germaine, una joven de espíritu y determinación excepcionales, mientras navega por las complejidades del amor y la agitación política. Con el telón de fondo del cambiante panorama político de Francia, el viaje de Germaine es uno de autodescubrimiento, resiliencia y amor inquebrantable. Desde las bulliciosas cal...
