Entremeses

by Miguel de Cervantes, María Teresa Otal (Editor)

Overview

Offering short, dramatic, light, and fun pieces, this collection of eight of Cervantes’ one-act plays paints portraits of common men and women’s lives—the messes within their marriages, their survival tricks, and their dreams and expectations.

Esta colección de ocho entremeses de Cervantes, piezas dramáticas, cortas, ligeras, presenta un retrato de la vida de los hombres y las mujeres comunes—sus embrollos conyugales, sus artimañas para sobrevivir, y sus sueños y expectativas.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788497406581
Publisher:	CASTALIA
Publication date:	11/13/2014
Series:	Castalia Prima , #74
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	715 KB
Language:	Spanish

About the Author

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra nació en Alcalá de Henares en 1547 y falleció en Madrid en 1616. Fue poeta, novelista y dramaturgo. Es considerado una de las máximas figuras de la literatura española por su obra Don Quijote de la Mancha, que muchos críticos han descrito como la primera novela moderna y una de las mejores obras de la literatura universal. Otras de sus obras son Novelas Ejemplares (1613), Viaje del Parnaso (1614), Ocho comedias y ocho entremeses (1615) y su obra póstuma Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda (1617), en cuya dedicatoria se despide de sus lectores.

Editorial Reviews

Gr 8 Up—A worthwhile collection of six classics. Cervantes wrote these one-act plays as critiques of 17th century society and its many social ills. The beautifully illustrated theatrical pieces highlight the author's appeal as a humorist. If not familiar with the "entremeses" as a genre, readers may well begin the book with the two impressive epilogues, one about Cervantes and the other analyzing a specific play, which explains and contextualizes the work. Color reproductions of art of the period help to situate the man and his writing within a historical context. This book is a gem on the topic, loaded with information, but also versatile as a fun read. The amusing plays will prove enjoyable to general audiences while the in-depth study sections will captivate serious students of literature. Although the language captures the life and diction of old Spain, the superb adaptations make these short comedies remarkably easy to understand. The ample footnotes, while optional for comprehension, offer rich insights.—Gisela Norat, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA

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