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This novel of a woman struggling to free herself from her confining domestic status consists mainly of the protagonist's introspections. Galdos examines the theme of liberty and seems to conclude, perhaps with some disillusionment at the results of the Revolution of 1868, that the individual is responsible for his or her own actions and achievement of personal freedom; by implication, he rejects the idea of collective social responsibility. The evolution in Tristana's understanding of freedom --...more
"Tristana" supone un excelente estudio de la liberación de la mujer, donde la protagonista, Tristana, se desentiende del matrimonio, los asuntos domésticos y la presión de los hombres, y desea aprender un oficio y cultivarse. Pese a estos deseos de libertad, en aquella época la emancipación de la mujer era muy difícil, y no falta quien le aconseje que deje de lado su ideología y forma de ser. En otras novelas realistas, como en el caso de Madame Bovary, se reproduce a su vez este carácter femeni...more
I absolutely loved this. The psychological description of the characters is so real , that even if the reader is not able to imagine a person completely, meaning including his / her physical appareance you could exactly figure the essential things.
The irony was perfect, and probably the best of it. The final could be completely predictable, but the point of it all is to discover how the transformation happens, more than anything the critique of the romanticism is what keeps the story alive and...more
The irony was perfect, and probably the best of it. The final could be completely predictable, but the point of it all is to discover how the transformation happens, more than anything the critique of the romanticism is what keeps the story alive and...more
La verdad es muy triste, la historia de como una mujer sube a un pedestal a su amor idilico y cuando regresa, no es lo mismo que ella recuerda, es muy diferente a Tristana de Buñuel, que es mas una historia de celos, conjuras y vilezas. La historia es epistolar en su mayoria, cuando el ideal se va de Madrid a Villajoyosa a cuidar a su tia enferma y deja a Tristana en manos del caduco galan y su protector Don Lope (que algunos llaman Don Lepe), despues de tener lejos a Horacio, pintor de profesio...more
I didn't know this famous spanish writer from the XIX century. I loved his style: fresh; entertaining; funny. Some say that Perez Galdos is the best spanish writer after Cervantes. All I can say is that I find Perez Galdos easier than Cervantes; because he writes about human facts that anyone of us share anytime in our lives.
This novel is easy to read; and since it is very short; you can read it in one time. It is worth to spend time in such entertaining reading.
No conoc��a yo a tan famoso escri...more
Warning: the well-known Buñuel movie interpretation is terrible.
A brilliant, cutting edge, richly textured, historically relevant, compelling melodrama from the Naturalist movement in late 19th century Spanish literature. Pre-feminist. Satisfyingly subtle symbolism.
A brilliant, cutting edge, richly textured, historically relevant, compelling melodrama from the Naturalist movement in late 19th century Spanish literature. Pre-feminist. Satisfyingly subtle symbolism.
Increíble, pero me resulta más difícil leer a Galdós en castellano de 1892 que el Lewis que me terminé anteayer, escrito cien años antes!!!!
Lectores comparan a Galdós con Dickens. Para mí que es el Balzac español. El idioma coloquial me resulta incómodo de leer, pero los personajes son creíbles. Muy duro el personaje de Tristana - muchos recuerdos, too close to comfort at times
Lectores comparan a Galdós con Dickens. Para mí que es el Balzac español. El idioma coloquial me resulta incómodo de leer, pero los personajes son creíbles. Muy duro el personaje de Tristana - muchos recuerdos, too close to comfort at times
it should had have more chapters with the leg cutting, and less chapters with the exchange of the letters
He disfrutado mucho con Tristana. Me ha gustado la evolución del personaje y en apenas unas pocas páginas. Es entrañable leer sobre un Madrid que conozco tan bien.
I read this in college.
Jan 15, 2011
Katie Fitzgerald
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