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The Wisdom of Eccentric Old Men
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The wise fool, the sensible madman, and the village idiot, traditional characters in European literature, are best-known through Don Quixote. Benito Pérez Galdós (1843-1920), Spain's most important...
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04 November 2004

Bly's principal revelation is that Galdós deliberately and consistently used this secondary type to emphasize the significance of the major plot developments and to underline the strengths or weaknesses of principal characters. In filling these roles the eccentric old men develop from comic shallow types into more complex secondary characters, men of insight and wisdom, who occupy a pivotal position in the novels.
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Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Imprint: McGill-Queen's University Press
Publication Date:
04 November 2004
ISBN: 9780773572300
Format: eBook
BISACs:
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / American / Hispanic & Latino Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / Hispanic & Latino