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The Three-Cornered Hat
Based on a famous Spanish folk tale, this romping novella recounts the tribulations of a lecherous local magistrate as he attempts to have his way with the millers beautiful but devoted wife, with unforeseen and hilarious consequences. A unique blend of slapstick and comedy of manners, this sharp satire on the corruption of rural officials and the politics of lust and sedu...more
Paperback, 120 pages
Published
December 1st 2009
by Oneworld Classics
(first published July 1st 1874)
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Cayó este libro gracias a que la versión electrónica del mismo apareció en el ipad de forma gratuita. Lo tenía leído de mi época de bachiller, e incluso creo haberla visto en teatro. reconozco que he pasado un buen rato leyéndola en un par de aviones, y en un rollo de reunión. Completar la lectura de esta comedia moralizante en medio de una reunión sobre firma digital le añadía morbo a la situación, y me metía de alguna manera en el papel del Comendador o del tío Lucas. Pero a mi no me pillaron ...more
This story probably deserves four stars.
I do not understand enough Spanish yet to have grasped enough of the novel for me to rate it there... yet. I liked it enough that I do plan to read it again, and am happy to have taken it up as a way to further my studies of the Spanish language.
The story itself receives many comparisons to Othello, and indeed, has several similarites to the Shakespeare play. The author even points this out within the text, so I will leave it at that.
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I do not understand enough Spanish yet to have grasped enough of the novel for me to rate it there... yet. I liked it enough that I do plan to read it again, and am happy to have taken it up as a way to further my studies of the Spanish language.
The story itself receives many comparisons to Othello, and indeed, has several similarites to the Shakespeare play. The author even points this out within the text, so I will leave it at that.
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Buena narrativa, es un clasico por excelencia.. Una de tantas formas de como el poder corrompe al ser humano..
Una historia sencilla, fascinante, con mucha gracia.
Funny, easy read. Pretty simple.
«O Chapéu de três bicos»
I sure there are SOME good spanish novellas for children. Unfortunetly this was not one of them.
Really, a wonderful story. I felt like I was reading a play and I was loving it. It feels like one of Shakespeare's comedies or a Cyranoesque fable. Fantastic, clever, funny. If you like stories, you'll love this.
It's one of those classic farces. Funny in simple, sincere ways. One of the best parts was that it was written in Spain's Spanish (uh, like Castellian), and has a glossary in English.
Not bad and my first Sapnish classic. for the spanish reading club
Novela ágil y rápida, efectiva... Un buen divertimento.
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“El ladrón y el asesino… de mi honra está en mi casa acostado con mi mujer”
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