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

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Bly, Peter
Published
Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2004.
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1 online resource (xii, 237 pages)
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Language Note
English.
Contents
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.
Summary
"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.
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9780773572300 (electronic bk.)
0773572309 (electronic bk.)
1282862987
9781282862982
9780773528024
0773528024
9786612862984
661286298X
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Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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