Martin Rivas - Softcover

Blest Gana, Alberto

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9871136544 ISBN 13: 9789871136544

Publisher: StockCERO, 2006

Synopsis

Martín Rivas, one of the most important novels by Alberto Blest Gana constitutes a clear example of the best chilean narrative tradition. Over the background of a frustrated liberal rebellion, amidst the growing opportunism of the political ruling class, the author sketches a love and social climb story, told with remarkable tact, equilibrium and vivacity. Province and capital, people and elite, french imitators and mixed race, romantics and social climbers, all make for and enliven a social picture of recognizable XIX Century hues. Martín Rivas is an entertaining whilst significative novel, that the reader cannot but enjoy. This is the fourth Martin Rivas edition by Dr Jaime Concha, the chilean critic who teaches at the University of California, and builds upon his other editions (Editorial Ayacucho, and the Oxford University Press, English version), by adding notes that will certainly help the clear understanding of the text as originally intended by the author.

About this title

Synopsis

Martin Rivas, one of the most important novels by Alberto Blest Gana constitutes a clear example of the best chilean narrative tradition. Over the background of a frustrated liberal rebellion, amidst the growing opportunism of the political ruling class, the author sketches a love and social climb story, told with remarkable tact, equilibrium and vivacity. Province and capital, people and elite, french imitators and mixed race, romantics and social climbers, all make for and enliven a social picture of recognizable XIX Century hues. Martin Rivas is an entertaining whilst significative novel, that the reader cannot but enjoy. This is the fourth Martin Rivas edition by Dr Jaime Concha, the chilean critic who teaches at the University of California, and builds upon his other editions (Editorial Ayacucho, and the Oxford University Press, English version), by adding notes that will certainly help the clear understanding of the text as originally intended by the author.

About the Author

Se le considera pionero en Iberoamérica de la novela realista, en la misma cuerda de Balzac y Stendhal. Su producción temprana está empalmada con la tradición romántica. Mantuvo apego por argumentos de tema sentimental, pero con tratamientos que hacen énfasis en la observación social y psicológica. En sus principales obras la trama, imbuida en la "pequeña historia", se enlaza habitualmente con un momento clave de la historia de Chile (en muchos casos, historia reciente para aquel entonces). Escribió novelas realistas en castellano bastante antes de que también así lo hiciera, por ejemplo, Benito Pérez Galdós.4 Blest Gana también incursionó en poesía, artículos de costumbres, crónica y dramaturgia. Nació: 4 de mayo de 1830 Bandera de Chile Santiago, Chile Fallecimiento: 9 de noviembre de 1920 (90 años) Bandera de Francia París, Francia Género:Novela, artículos de costumbres, poesía, crónica y dramaturgia.

Edition details

• Publisher: StockCERO
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9871136544
• ISBN 13: 9789871136544
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 420
• Editor: Concha Jaime