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Cuentos nuevos ; Arco iris ; Cuentos de amor ; Cuentos sacro-profanos
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841 pages, Hardcover
Published February 1, 2005
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Emilia Pardo Bazán
902 books287 followersEmilia Pardo Bazán was a Galician author and scholar from Galicia. She is known for bringing naturalism to Spanish literature, for her detailed descriptions of reality, and for her role in feminist literature of her era.
Her first novel, Pascual López (1879), is a simple exercise in fantasy of no remarkable promise, though it contains good descriptive passages of romance. It was followed by a more striking story, Un viaje de novios (1881), in which a discreet attempt was made to introduce into Spain the methods of French realism. The book caused a sensation among the literary cliques, and this sensation was increased by the appearance of another naturalistic tale, La tribuna (1885), wherein the influence of Émile Zola is unmistakable. Meanwhile, the writer's reply to her critics was issued under the title of La cuestion palpitante (1883), a clever piece of rhetoric, but of no special value as regards criticism or dialectics.
The best of Emilia Pardo Bazán's work is embodied in Los pazos de Ulloa (1886), the painfully exact history of a decadent aristocratic family. A sequel, with the significant title of La madre naturaleza (1887), marks a further advance in the path of naturalism.
She was also a journalist, essayist and critic. She died in Madrid.
Her first novel, Pascual López (1879), is a simple exercise in fantasy of no remarkable promise, though it contains good descriptive passages of romance. It was followed by a more striking story, Un viaje de novios (1881), in which a discreet attempt was made to introduce into Spain the methods of French realism. The book caused a sensation among the literary cliques, and this sensation was increased by the appearance of another naturalistic tale, La tribuna (1885), wherein the influence of Émile Zola is unmistakable. Meanwhile, the writer's reply to her critics was issued under the title of La cuestion palpitante (1883), a clever piece of rhetoric, but of no special value as regards criticism or dialectics.
The best of Emilia Pardo Bazán's work is embodied in Los pazos de Ulloa (1886), the painfully exact history of a decadent aristocratic family. A sequel, with the significant title of La madre naturaleza (1887), marks a further advance in the path of naturalism.
She was also a journalist, essayist and critic. She died in Madrid.
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November 25, 2024
Inteligentísima, con profunda sensibilidad para apreciar psicología (s) humana (s).
Cruda, controversial, exaltada. Sin miramientos ni tapujos para hablar en forma cínica y sarcástica; para poner frente a ojos de todos la debilidad de nuestras condiciones humanas. Sus cuentos son también señalamientos y descripciones sobre la convencion social, dilemas filosóficos, ideales políticos, ambiciones magnánimas, fanatismos religiosos y moralidades absurdas, fes ciegas..
Sus cuentos están lejos de la dulzura. Ilustran violencias puras, bajezas. Invitan a una constante reflexión sobre los móviles de las voluntades humanas: las pasiones, las traiciones, los secretos, honores, fanatismos y sombras de los seres humanos.
Una interesante mirada del 1800 y feria...
Cruda, controversial, exaltada. Sin miramientos ni tapujos para hablar en forma cínica y sarcástica; para poner frente a ojos de todos la debilidad de nuestras condiciones humanas. Sus cuentos son también señalamientos y descripciones sobre la convencion social, dilemas filosóficos, ideales políticos, ambiciones magnánimas, fanatismos religiosos y moralidades absurdas, fes ciegas..
Sus cuentos están lejos de la dulzura. Ilustran violencias puras, bajezas. Invitan a una constante reflexión sobre los móviles de las voluntades humanas: las pasiones, las traiciones, los secretos, honores, fanatismos y sombras de los seres humanos.
Una interesante mirada del 1800 y feria...
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