History and Fiction in Galdós's Narratives

By Geoffrey Ribbans

Benito P rez Gald s (1843-1920) is generally recognized as Spain's greatest novelist since Cervantes. This is a wide-ranging exploration of the role of contemporary Spanish history in Gald s's fiction. The author also examines Gald s's treatment of historical themes in relation to such significant European writers as Tolstoy and Balzac. This is a major work of Gald s scholarship and an important contribution to the continuing debates concerning the complex relationship between history and fiction.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198158815
• ISBN13: 9780198158813
• Release Date: August 1993
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.6" x 1.0" x 6.5"