Amalia

by Jose Marmol

Overview

Amalia fue la novela argentina más leída en el siglo XIX. Relata el romance entre Amalia -una viuda residente en Buenos Aires- y Eduardo Belgrano, un joven unitario que es herido al tratar de salir de Buenos Aires para incorporarse a las tropas que luchan contra Rosas. Eduardo es salvado por su amigo Daniel Bello, quien lo conduce a la casa de su prima Amalia, una viuda de apenas veinte años que tiene una quinta en las afueras de Buenos Aires. Nace un romance entre Amalia y Eduardo, mientras se suceden eventos históricos durante el régimen de Rosas.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781519338211
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	11/16/2015
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	588
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 1.19(d)
Language:	Spanish

About the Author

José Mármol (1817-1871). Narrador y poeta argentino del romanticismo, perteneciente a la generación de 1837. Es uno de los principales escritores románticos de su país. Su obra más popular es la novela Amalia, alegato antirrosista. Escribió también dramas y poemas políticos.

Editorial Reviews

Originally published serially in 1851, Amalia is generally considered to be the Argentinean national novel and, until recently, was required reading in that country's schools. Set in Buenos Aires in 1840 during an unsuccessful uprising against the rule of the cruel Federalist dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas, Amalia is part political allegory and part love story. The love story involves Eduardo Belgrano, stalwart Unitarian and nephew of an earlier Argentinean revolutionary hero. While trying to emigrate, Eduardo is attacked by Rosas's thugs but then saved by Daniel Bello, his dashing and crafty best friend and taken to the home of Daniel's beautiful widowed cousin, Amalia. She and Eduardo quickly fall in love, though their relationship is impeded by his status as a wanted man. Meanwhile, Daniel, who masquerades as a dedicated Federalist, is organizing behind the scenes to deliver the capital to the Unitarian troops, who are poised to attack. While the novel has the potential to appeal to readers of 19th-century fiction generally, this scholarly edition will find its audience primarily in academia. Lawrence Rungren, Merrimack Valley Lib. Consortium, Andover, MA Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

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