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Tristana by Benito Pérez Galdós (Hispanic Texts MUP)
Pablo Valdivia (Ed.)
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Description for Tristana by Benito Pérez Galdós (Hispanic Texts MUP)
Paperback. This volume provides an annotated critical edition of Galdos' Tristana (1892). Set in fin de siecle Madrid, this unique text reflects upon the ruling elites' political appropriation and exploitation of feminism and the human rights movement, and a variety of literary and philosophical issues associated with late-romantic thought. Editor(s): Valdivia, Pablo. Series Editor(s): Davies, Catherine. Series: Hispanic Texts. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 266.
Tristana is a novel where love, hate and power converge into a triangle of domination and frustration.Galdos', following the ideas of the Free Teaching Institution, intervened in the arena of the debate around the emancipation of women and their incorporation into the public sphere. Tristana, a young woman subjected to the rule of the tyrannical Don Lope, idealistically tries to find her purpose on life but she ends trapped by the rules of a world dominated by men who only see her as the object of their desire. Written in an experimental manner that defies the ... Read more
Tristana is a novel where love, hate and power converge into a triangle of domination and frustration.Galdos', following the ideas of the Free Teaching Institution, intervened in the arena of the debate around the emancipation of women and their incorporation into the public sphere. Tristana, a young woman subjected to the rule of the tyrannical Don Lope, idealistically tries to find her purpose on life but she ends trapped by the rules of a world dominated by men who only see her as the object of their desire. Written in an experimental manner that defies the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Hispanic Texts
Condition
New
Weight
265g
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719099212
SKU
V9780719099212
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About Pablo Valdivia (Ed.)
Pablo Valdivia is Professor of European Literature and Culture at the University of Groningen -- .
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