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Galdos
Graham Whittaker (Ed.)
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Description for Galdos
Hardcover. Benito Perez Galdos (1843-1920) was a prolific Spanish realist novelist, who through a lack of good translations is virtually unknown outside Spain, though he has been compared as second only to Cervantes in Spanish literature and whose work is considered to give the deepest, truest, most comprehensive realities of Spain. Editor(s): Whittaker, Graham. Num Pages: 362 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 28. Weight in Grams: 617.
Benito Perez Galdos (1843-1920) was a prolific Spanish realist novelist, who through a lack of good translations is virtually unknown outside Spain, though he has been compared as second only to Cervantes in Spanish literature and whose work is considered to give the deepest, truest, most comprehensive realities of Spain. Dona Perfecta (1876) was Galdos' first novel delving into the social world of middle-class Spain in the 19th century; a young liberal arrives in an imaginary cathedral city, with the intention of marrying his cousin. However the church interferes and obstructs ... Read more
Benito Perez Galdos (1843-1920) was a prolific Spanish realist novelist, who through a lack of good translations is virtually unknown outside Spain, though he has been compared as second only to Cervantes in Spanish literature and whose work is considered to give the deepest, truest, most comprehensive realities of Spain. Dona Perfecta (1876) was Galdos' first novel delving into the social world of middle-class Spain in the 19th century; a young liberal arrives in an imaginary cathedral city, with the intention of marrying his cousin. However the church interferes and obstructs ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
Number of Pages
362
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780856688942
SKU
V9780856688942
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About Graham Whittaker (Ed.)
Graham Whittaker is a translator of Spanish texts, including an acclaimed edition of Sender's Requiem for a Spanish Peasant.
Reviews for Galdos
Whittaker provides a smooth translation (this is a facing-page bilingual edition) and a comprehensive, insightful introduction. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.'