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The Magic Lantern
Having a Ball and Christmas Eve
Häftad, Engelska, 2001
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José Tomas de Cuéllar (1830-1894) was a Mexican writer noted for his sharp sense of humor and gift for caricature. Having a Ball and Christmas Eve are two novellas written in the costumbrista style, made popular in the mid-nineteenth century by the periodical press in which these sketches of contemporary manners were first published. The stories are a sensitive reflection of the effects of modernization brought by an authoritarian regime dedicated to order and progress. Christmas Eve describes a volatile middle class in which people pursue pleasure and entertainment without regard to morality. Having a Ball depicts women and their dedication to fashion. It is through them that Cuellar examines a society susceptible to foreign values, the importation of which radically altered the face of Mexico and its traditional customs.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2001-01-04
- Mått140 x 209 x 17 mm
- Vikt408 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieLibrary of Latin America
- Antal sidor208
- FörlagOUP USA
- ISBN9780195115031
- ÖversättareCarson, Margaret, Carson, Margaret B.