The wisdom of eccentric old men [[electronic resource] ] : a study of type and secondary character in Galdós's social novels, 1870-1897 / / Peter Anthony Bly

• Autore: Bly Peter
• Pubblicazione: Montreal ; ; Ithaca, : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (250 p.)
• Disciplina: 863/.5
• Soggetto topico: Old age in literature
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Bly'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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The wisdom of eccentric old men
• ISBN: 1-282-86298-7; 9786612862984; 0-7735-7230-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783756603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II