The wisdom of eccentric old men : a study of type and secondary character in Galdós's social novels, 1870-1897 /

"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 prin...

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Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteur: Bly, Peter
Formaat: Licensed eBooks
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2004.
Online toegang:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt7zm63
Inhoudsopgave:
  • Initial Experiments-- Establishing the Eccentric Mould: Cayetano Polentinos
  • Loyal Go-Between: José Mundideo
  • A Principal: José de Relimpio y Sastre
  • Armchair Politician and Educator: Florencio Morales y Temprado
  • Fantasy Novelist: José Ido del Sagrario
  • Real Novelist: Plácido Estupiñá
  • Religious Acolyte: Luis Agapito Babel
  • Religious Patron: Pedro de Belmonte
  • Celestial Visionary: Frasquito Ponte Delgado.