TY - GEN T1 - The wisdom of eccentric old men : a study of type and secondary character in Galdós's social novels, 1870-1897 A1 - Bly, Peter LA - English PP - Montreal ; Ithaca PB - McGill-Queen's University Press YR - 2004 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_dda_ocm76898715 AB - "In The Wisdom of Eccentric Old Men Peter Bly reveals that Benito Perez Galdos deliberately and consistently employed eccentric older gentlemen, a not-uncommon secondary character type, to emphasize the significance of major plot developments and to underline the strengths or weaknesses of principal characters."--Jacket. OP - 237 CN - PQ6555.Z5 B56 2004eb SN - 9780773572300 SN - 0773572309 SN - 1282862987 SN - 9781282862982 SN - 9786612862984 SN - 661286298X SN - 9780773528024 SN - 0773528024 KW - Pérez Galdós, Benito, : 1843-1920 : Characters : Men. KW - Pérez Galdós, Benito, : 1843-1920 : Characters : Older people. KW - Pérez Galdós, Benito, : 1843-1920 : Personnages : Hommes. KW - Pérez Galdós, Benito, : 1843-1920 : Personnages : Personnes âgées. KW - Pérez Galdós, Benito, : 1843-1920 KW - Pérez Galdós, Benito. KW - Old age in literature. KW - Vieillesse dans la littérature. KW - LITERARY CRITICISM : European : Spanish & Portuguese. KW - LITERARY CRITICISM : American : Hispanic American. KW - Men in literature KW - Old age in literature KW - Charakterisierung KW - Roman KW - Electronic books. KW - Electronic book. ER -