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The wisdom of eccentric old men : a study of type and secondary character in Galdós's social novels, 1870-1897
- Title
- The wisdom of eccentric old men : a study of type and secondary character in Galdós's social novels, 1870-1897 / Peter Anthony Bly.
- Author
- Bly, Peter.
- Publication
- Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2004.
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- Description
- xii, 237 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "In The Wisdom of Eccentric Old Men Peter Bly reveals that Benito Perez Galdos deliberately and consistently employed eccentric older gentlemen, a not-uncommon secondary character type, to emphasize the significance of major plot developments and to underline the strengths or weaknesses of principal characters."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 1. Initial experiments -- 2. Establishing the eccentric mould : Cayetano Polentinos -- 3. Loyal go-between : Jose Mundideo -- 4. A principal : Jose de Relimpio y Sastre -- 5. Armchair politician and educator : Florencio Morales y Temprado -- 6. Fantasy novelist : Jose Ido del Sagrario -- 7. Real novelist : Placido Estupina -- 8. Religious acolyte : Luis Agapito Babel -- 9. Religious patron : Pedro de Belmonte -- 10. Celestial visionary : Frasquito Ponte Delgado -- App. Checklist of features of Galdosian male eccentrics.
- ISBN
- 0773528024 (bound) :
- OCLC
- ocm55146776
- SCSB-5160754
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries