LEADER 03063nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910783756603321 005 20231206233416.0 010 $a1-282-86298-7 010 $a9786612862984 010 $a0-7735-7230-9 024 7 $a10.1515/9780773572300 035 $a(CKB)1000000000245041 035 $a(OCoLC)76898715 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10119757 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000285629 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11227936 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000285629 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10277701 035 $a(PQKB)10389251 035 $a(CaPaEBR)400036 035 $a(CaBNvSL)gtp00521324 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3330731 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10132914 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL286298 035 $a(OCoLC)929120894 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/bwc3km 035 $a(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/1/400036 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3330731 035 $a(DE-B1597)656721 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780773572300 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3243418 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000245041 100 $a20050613d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe wisdom of eccentric old men$b[electronic resource] $ea study of type and secondary character in Galdo?s's social novels, 1870-1897 /$fPeter Anthony Bly 210 $aMontreal ;$aIthaca $cMcGill-Queen's University Press$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (250 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-7735-2802-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront Matter -- $tFront Matter -- $tPreface -- $tIntroduction -- $tInitial Experiments -- $tEstablishing the Eccentric Mould: Cayetano Polentinos -- $tLoyal Go-Between: Josè Mundideo -- $tA Principal: Josè de Relimpio y Sastre -- $tArmchair Politician and Educator: Florencio Morales y Temprado -- $tFantasy Novelist: Josè Ido del Sagrario -- $tReal Novelist: Plácido Estupiñá -- $tReligious Acolyte: Luis Agapito Babel -- $tReligious Patron: Pedro de Belmonte -- $tCelestial Visionary: Frasquito Ponte Delgado -- $tConclusion -- $tChecklist of Features of Galdosian Male Eccentrics (in alphabetical order) -- $tNotes -- $tWorks Cited -- $tIndex 330 $aBly'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. 606 $aOld age in literature 615 0$aOld age in literature. 676 $a863/.5 700 $aBly$b Peter$0223064 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910783756603321 996 $aThe wisdom of eccentric old men$93736634 997 $aUNINA