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Episodios Nacionales: La Guerra de la Independencia [Estuche]: Trafalgar. La Corte de Carlos IV. El 16 de marzo y el 2 de mayo. Bailén. Napoléon en ... El Empecinado. La batalla de los Arapiles
El gran friso narrativo de los Episodios Nacionales sirvió de vehículo a Benito Pérez Galdós (1843-1920) para recrear en él, novelescamente engarzada, la totalidad de la compleja vida de los españoles (guerras, política, vida cotidiana, reacciones populares) a lo largo del agitado siglo XIX. El presente estuche reúne, en dos volúmenes, los diez episodios que integran la Primera Serie y que, encabezados por "Trafalgar", prólogo bélico que nos presenta a Gabriel de Araceli, protagonista e hilo conductor de la serie, abarcan y describen la Guerra de la Independencia. A partir de la alianza hispanofrancesa presente en la batalla naval, vamos asistiendo a las intrigas políticas y a los actos que llevan propiamente a la inversión de las tornas y, así, a la la subrepticia ocupación del país por las tropas de Napoleón, la huida de la corte, el levantamiento del 2 de mayo en Madrid, la retirada de las cortes a Cádiz, la destacada victoria de Bailén, los sitios de Zaragoza y Gerona, la resistencia popular encarnada por los guerrilleros como Juan Martín el Empecinado y la decisiva batalla de los Arapiles
1688 pages, Paperback
Published June 11, 2020
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Benito Pérez Galdós
1,497 books606 followersPeople know Spanish writer Benito Pérez Galdós especially for his
Episodios Nacionales
(1873-1912), a series of 46 historical novels.
Benito Pérez Galdós was a Spanish realist novelist. Some authorities consider him second only to Cervantes in stature as a Spanish novelist. He was the leading literary figure in 19th century Spain.
Galdós was a prolific writer, publishing 31 novels, 46 Episodios Nacionales (National Episodes), 23 plays, and the equivalent of 20 volumes of shorter fiction, journalism and other writings. He remains popular in Spain, and galdosistas (Galdós researchers) considered him Spain's equal to Dickens, Balzac and Tolstoy. As recently as 1950, few of his works were available translated to English, although he has slowly become popular in the Anglophone world.
While his plays are generally considered to be less successful than his novels, Realidad (1892) is important in the history of realism in the Spanish theatre.
Benito Pérez Galdós was a Spanish realist novelist. Some authorities consider him second only to Cervantes in stature as a Spanish novelist. He was the leading literary figure in 19th century Spain.
Galdós was a prolific writer, publishing 31 novels, 46 Episodios Nacionales (National Episodes), 23 plays, and the equivalent of 20 volumes of shorter fiction, journalism and other writings. He remains popular in Spain, and galdosistas (Galdós researchers) considered him Spain's equal to Dickens, Balzac and Tolstoy. As recently as 1950, few of his works were available translated to English, although he has slowly become popular in the Anglophone world.
While his plays are generally considered to be less successful than his novels, Realidad (1892) is important in the history of realism in the Spanish theatre.
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Me hace gracia que haya un personaje que se llama como el abuelo Simpson
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