In Spanish, annotated edition. Witness to the devastating effect of the religious problem in Spain -more acute during the first years of the the Bourbon Restoration (1875)- and the terrible clash between the Europeanized, liberal, egalitarian spirit and the traditionalist, provincial spirit, that opposed with ferocious fanaticism any new ideas that might challenge their cherished beliefs, Benito Perez Galdos believed that religiousness exceeded the personal questions and was tearing apart families, not to mention the entire nation. He thus set to write Dona Perfecta: a warning cry about a...
In Spanish, annotated edition. Witness to the devastating effect of the religious problem in Spain -more acute during the first years of the the Bourb...
Marianela, a young woman mistreated by life, takes pleasure in helping her blind friend Pablo. When he can see again and no longer needs her help, will Pablo continue to love her?
Marianela, a young woman mistreated by life, takes pleasure in helping her blind friend Pablo. When he can see again and no longer needs her help, wil...
El abuelo es una novela del escritor espanol Benito Perez Galdos publicada en 1897, cerrando el ciclo "espiritualista" de las novelas espanolas contemporaneas. Planteada como novela dialogada en cinco jornadas, el autor la adapto a pieza dramatica en cinco actos, y fue estrenada en el Teatro Espanol de Madrid el 14 de febrero de 1904. Tras haber agotado en Peru su vida en una fracasada 'aventura americana' y casi ciego, el conde de Abrit regresa a su rincon natural en Espana al recibir la noticia de la muerte de su unico hijo. En su solar familiar, el viejo aristocrata recibira una nueva...
El abuelo es una novela del escritor espanol Benito Perez Galdos publicada en 1897, cerrando el ciclo "espiritualista" de las novelas espanolas contem...