The wisdom of eccentric old men : a study of type and secondary character in Galdos's social novels, 1870-1897 / Peter Anthony Bly.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bly, Peter.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pérez Galdós, Benito, 1843-1920--Characters--Men.

Pérez Galdós, Benito.

Pérez Galdós, Benito, 1843-1920--Characters--Older people.

Old age in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-86298-7

9786612862984

0-7735-7230-9

OCLC:

76898715