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Amalia / by José Mármol ; translated from the Spanish by Helen Lane ; edited with author notes and editor's notes by Doris Sommer

By:

Marmol, Jose, , 1818-1871

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Material type: Text

TextSeries: Library of Latin AmericaPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press , c2001.Description: xxxvi, 664 p. ; 22 cmISBN:

9780195122770

Uniform titles:

Amalia . English

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DDC classification:

LAS FIC MAR

LOC classification:

PQ7797.M27 A713 2001

Summary: Amalia was written to protest the dictatorship of Juan Manuel de Rosas and to provide a picture of the political events during his regime, but the book's popularity stemmed from the love story that fuels the plot. Originally published in 1851 in serial form, Marmol's novel recounts the story of Eduardo and Amalia, who fall in love while he is hiding in her home. Amalia and her cousin Daniel protect him from Rosist persecution, but before the couple and the cousin can escape to safety, they are discovered by the death squad and the young men die. Similar in style to the romantic novels of Walter Scott, Amalia provides a detailed picture of life under a dictatorship combined with lively dialogue, drama, and a tragic love story.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [645]-664).

Amalia was written to protest the dictatorship of Juan Manuel de Rosas and to provide a picture of the political events during his regime, but the book's popularity stemmed from the love story that fuels the plot. Originally published in 1851 in serial form, Marmol's novel recounts the story of Eduardo and Amalia, who fall in love while he is hiding in her home. Amalia and her cousin Daniel protect him from Rosist persecution, but before the couple and the cousin can escape to safety, they are discovered by the death squad and the young men die. Similar in style to the romantic novels of Walter Scott, Amalia provides a detailed picture of life under a dictatorship combined with lively dialogue, drama, and a tragic love story.

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