Spanish Stories of the Romantic Era /Cuentos españoles del Romanticismo A Dual-Language Book

by Appelbaum, Stanley; Appelbaum, Stanley

• ISBN13: 9780486447155
• ISBN10: 0486447154
• Edition: Bilingual
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-04-07
• Publisher: Dover Publications

Summary

These twelve classic short stories reflect the idealistic and exotic appeal of a golden age in Spanish literature. Published from the1830s to the 1860s, the heyday of the Romantic Era, they remain popular with readers of every generation. Featured authors include "Fernán Caballero," Ramón de Mesonero Romanos, Juan Eugenio Hartzenbusch, Mariano José de Larra, Enrique Gil y Carrasco, and Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer. This dual-language edition features an informative introduction and ample footnotes. Together with Spanish Stories of the Late Nineteenth Century, it offers a wide-ranging survey of an important literary age.

Table of Contents

"Fernán Caballero" (1796-1877)
  Las ánimas / The Souls in Purgatory
  Doña Fortuna y don Dinero / Lady Luck and Mr. Money
  Juan Soldado / Soldier John
Ramón de Mesonero Romanos (1803-1882)
  La posada o España en Madrid / The Inn; or, Spain in Madrid
Juan Eugenio Hartzenbusch (1806-1880)
  Historia de dos bofetones / A Story of Two Slaps
Mariano José de Larra (1809-1837)
  El casarse pronto y mal / Marrying in Haste
  El castellano viejo / The Old Castilian
  La Nochebuena de 1836 / Christmas Eve, 1836
Enrique Gil y Carrasco (1815-1846)
  Anochecer en San Antonio de la Florida / Nightfall in San Antonio de la Florida
Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836-1870)
  Los ojos verdes / The Green Eyes
  Maese Pérez el organista / Master Pérez, the Organist
  Tres fechas / Three Calendar Dates