Torquemada Burning at the Stake

by Benito Perez Galdos, marciano guerrero (Translator), Mary Duffy (Editor)

Overview

Benito Perez Galdos created the prototype of the money lender: Shakespeare's Shylock, and Moliere's L'avare, and others are types; Torquemada, in contrast, is the incarnation of the usurer who burns alive for his sins. Yet he is redeemed by the sheer force of his paternal love. This translation is a veritable thriller!

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013205482
Publisher:	marciano guerrero
Publication date:	08/10/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	84 KB

About the Author

Together with Miguel de Cervantes, Benito Perez Galdos constitute the glory of Spanish literature. While Cervantes was precise and impatient in his writing, Perez Galdos was wide, deep, patient, and yet mysterious as an ocean.

Marciano Guerrero is a graduate of Columbia University, retired executive, now teaching college.

Editorial Reviews

Benito Perez Galdos created the prototype of the money lender: Shakespeare's Shylock, and Moliere's L'avare, and others are types; Torquemada, in contrast, is the flesh and blood incarnation of the usurer who burns alive for his sins. Yet he is redeemed by the sheer force of his paternal love. This translation is a veritable thriller!

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