The Structure of Realism

The Novelas Contempor谩neas of Benito P茅rez Gald贸s

The Structure of Realism

204 pp., 6 x 9, notes, bibl

  • Paperback ISBN: 978-0-8078-9184-1
    Published: January 1977

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This study elucidates the role of the narrator in the establishment of realism in five of the Novelas contempor谩neas by Gald贸s. Following structuralist principles, Kay Engler seeks the realist novel鈥檚 interior art and world building, eschewing focus on the relationship between the interior world of the novel and the world of the reader. Offering introductory material on both the concept of literary realism in general and in Gald贸s鈥檚 work, this volume serves as an excellent introduction to the relationship between narrator and narration in the work of Spain鈥檚 most renowned realist.