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

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1. Verfasser: Cuéllar, José Tomás de, 1830-1894
Weitere Verfasser: Carson, Margaret (Margaret B.), Glantz, Margo
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Spanish
Veröffentlicht: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Schriftenreihe:Library of Latin America.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xxxv, 166 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780195354102
0195354109
9781429403733
142940373X

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