03063nam 2200649 a 450 991078375660332120231206233416.01-282-86298-797866128629840-7735-7230-910.1515/9780773572300(CKB)1000000000245041(OCoLC)76898715(CaPaEBR)ebrary10119757(SSID)ssj0000285629(PQKBManifestationID)11227936(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000285629(PQKBWorkID)10277701(PQKB)10389251(CaPaEBR)400036(CaBNvSL)gtp00521324 (Au-PeEL)EBL3330731(CaPaEBR)ebr10132914(CaONFJC)MIL286298(OCoLC)929120894(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/bwc3km(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/1/400036(MiAaPQ)EBC3330731(DE-B1597)656721(DE-B1597)9780773572300(MiAaPQ)EBC3243418(EXLCZ)99100000000024504120050613d2004 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe wisdom of eccentric old men[electronic resource] a study of type and secondary character in Galdós's social novels, 1870-1897 /Peter Anthony BlyMontreal ;Ithaca McGill-Queen's University Press20041 online resource (250 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7735-2802-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Matter -- Front Matter -- Preface -- Introduction -- Initial Experiments -- Establishing the Eccentric Mould: Cayetano Polentinos -- Loyal Go-Between: Josè Mundideo -- A Principal: Josè de Relimpio y Sastre -- Armchair Politician and Educator: Florencio Morales y Temprado -- Fantasy Novelist: Josè Ido del Sagrario -- Real Novelist: Plácido Estupiñá -- Religious Acolyte: Luis Agapito Babel -- Religious Patron: Pedro de Belmonte -- Celestial Visionary: Frasquito Ponte Delgado -- Conclusion -- Checklist of Features of Galdosian Male Eccentrics (in alphabetical order) -- Notes -- Works Cited -- IndexBly's principal revelation is that Galdós deliberately and consistently used this secondary type to emphasize the significance of the major plot developments and to underline the strengths or weaknesses of principal characters. In filling these roles the eccentric old men develop from comic shallow types into more complex secondary characters, men of insight and wisdom, who occupy a pivotal position in the novels.Old age in literatureOld age in literature.863/.5Bly Peter223064MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910783756603321The wisdom of eccentric old men3736634UNINA