Doña Perfecta
By: Benito Pérez Galdós ; translated with an introduction by Graham Whittaker.
Contributors: Whittaker, Graham.
Series: Aris & phillips Hispanic classics
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 362
ISBN-13: 9780856688942; 9780856688935
Subjects: Religion and politics -- Spain -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction; Liberalism -- Spain -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction; Social conflict -- Spain -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction
Work titles: Doña Perfecta.
Description: "Benitez Perez Galdos (1843-1920) was a prolific Spanish realist novelist, who through a lack of good translationsis 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 the marriage, leading to a tragic clash between the traditional, provincial outlook and modern, liberal outlook of Madrid. Graham Whittaker's edition with Spanish text, English translation and substantial introduction aims to make this important novel widely available in English and the introduction and notes provide a comprehensive overview of the novel and Galdos' work." --Book Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.