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The magic lantern : having a ball and Christmas eve :
Two "renderings of a Mexican society fast unraveling under the mounting influence of European culture."--Cover.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Español |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2000.
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| Colección: | Library of Latin America.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Two "renderings of a Mexican society fast unraveling under the mounting influence of European culture."--Cover. 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxxv, 166 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780195354102 0195354109 9781429403733 142940373X |