Author: Benito Pérez Galdós
- Fiction
- Ediciones Barataria
- ISBN: 9788492979462
- Release Date: 02-01-2015
Synopsis
Una fusión entre la novela histórica y la de costumbres con el empeño patriótico de renovar las letras españolas y difundir los principios regeneradores de la modernidad liberal. Aunque Galdós condena el exceso revolucionario, la crítica del caduco Antiguo Régimen es expresada a través de Muriel, el protagonista, un intelectual formado en el pensamiento de la Revolución Francesa que destaca por su energía visionaria, patriotismo sincero y habilidad política. El lema progresista "modernizar sin desorden faccionalista" se expresa mediante la figura de este revolucionario.
Conflict between an individual and society brings about extremely aggressive characters in this history, set in 1804. Martin Muriel is a young impersonator of liberal ideas from the Spanish middle class. With a society established by the principles of the 19th century, it is dominated by the ideology from aristocrats and clergy members. The main question that this book focuses on is Who decides the central ideas imposed on society? The protagonist that researches this question dreams of the formation of a mutual respect between royalty and the rest of the town. He experiences a strong desire to bring about equality and justice to his town.
