Galdós: Fortunata and Jacinta

by Harriet S. Turner

Book Overview

Galdos's four-part Fortunata and Jacinta (1886-7), the masterpiece among his almost 80 novels, tells the turbulent story of two women, their husbands and their lovers, set against the intricate web of dynastic alliances and class contrasts of Madrid in the 1870s. In this new critical introduction Professor Turner provides information on the history and social life of the times, and analyzes Galdos's theory of realism, his powerful use of imagery and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521378680
• ISBN13: 9780521378680
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"