num_pages: 596
description: PWith its frank sexuality and searing critique of the Church, iLa Regenta/i scandalized contemporary Spain when it was first published in 1885. P Married to the retired magistrate of Vetusta, Ana Ozores cares deeply for her much older husband but feels stifled by the monotony of her life in the shabby and conservative provincial town. When she embarks on a quest for fulfillment through religion and even adultery, a bitter struggle begins between a powerful priest and a would-be Don Juan for the passionate young woman's body and soul. Spain's answer to iMadame Bovary, La Regenta/i wittily depicts the complacent and frivolous world of the upper class.
language: Spanish; Castilian
title: La Regenta
titlecomplete: La Regenta (Spanish Edition)
characters: Álvaro de Mesía, Ana Ozores, Víctor Quintanar, Fermín de Pas
genres: Classics, Drama, Novels, Spanish Literature, Spain, Romance, Literature, Historical Fiction, 19th Century, Fiction
ratings_count: 4616
places: Vetusta
publisher: Echo Library