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The Magic Lantern: Having a Ball and Christmas Eve
by De Cuellar, Jose Tomas; Carson, Margaret | PB | Good
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- ISBN
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- Book Title
- Magic Lantern : Having a Ball and Christmas Eve
- Item Length
- 8in
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Publication Year
- 2000
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.5in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Classics, Romance / General
- Item Width
- 5.3in
- Item Weight
- 8.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 208 Pages
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José Tomas de Cuéllar (1830-1894) was a Mexican writer noted for his sharp sense of humor and gift for caricature. Having a Ball and Christmas Eve are two novellas written in the costumbrista style, made popular in the mid-nineteenth century by the periodical press in which these sketches of contemporary manners were first published. The stories are a sensitive reflection of the effects of modernization brought by an authoritarian regime dedicated to order and progress. Christmas Eve describes a volatile middle class in which people pursue pleasure and entertainment without regard to morality. Having a Ball depicts women and their dedication to fashion. It is through them that Cuellar examines a society susceptible to foreign values, the importation of which radically altered the face of Mexico and its traditional customs.
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195115031
ISBN-13
9780195115031
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Product Key Features
Book Title
Magic Lantern : Having a Ball and Christmas Eve
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Classics, Romance / General
Publication Year
2000
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
5.3in
Item Weight
8.8 Oz
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Pq7297.C77a23 2000
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"Oxford's Library of Latin America series is devoted to bringing the best of Central and South American literature to a North American audience; often these works are being translated into English for the first time....The Magic Lantern is a well-constructed comedy of manners, showing deCuellar to be Mexico's Balzac."--Booklist, "Today's reader will quickly draw parallels to these same issues in modern society and may find the depiction of racial prejudice especially disquieting...highly recommended."Library Journal, SERIES QUOTE: "With this new series by Oxford University Press, the library of Latin America is literally open to North Americans and English speakers everywhere."--Julia Alvarez, SERIES QUOTE: "With the Library of Latin America, Oxford has opened up anew fronteir that may prove as exciting and enigmatic as the continentitself."--The Herald, South Carolina, "With this new series by Oxford University Press, the library of LatinAmerica is literally open to North Americans and English speakerseverywhere."--Julia Alvarez (on the series), "Showing keen insight into the natures of men and women across race and class lines, de Cuellar addresses immorality, the breakdown of traditional family structure, and distorted ideals of female beauty. Today's reader will quickly draw parallels to these same issues in modern society and mayfind the depiction of racial prejudice especially disquieting....highly recommended..."--Library Journal, "Oxford's Library of Latin America series is devoted to bringing the bestof Central and South American literature to a North American audience; oftenthese works are being translated into English for the first time....The MagicLantern is a well-constructed comedy of manners, showing de Cuellar to beMexico's Balzac."--Booklist, "Showing keen insight into the natures of men and women across race andclass lines, de Cuellar addresses immorality, the breakdown of traditionalfamily structure, and distorted ideals of female beauty. Today's reader willquickly draw parallels to these same issues in modern society and may find thedepiction of racial prejudice especially disquieting....highlyrecommended..."--Library Journal "With this new seriesby Oxford University Press, the library of Latin America is literally open toNorth Americans and English speakers everywhere."--Julia Alvarez (on theseries), "The Magic Lantern is a well-constructed comedy of manners, showing deCuellar to be Mexico's Balzac"--Booklist, "With this new series by Oxford University Press, the library of Latin America is literally open to North Americans and English speakers everywhere."--Julia Alvarez (on the series) "With the Library of Latin America, Oxford has opened up a new fronteir that may prove as exciting and enigmatic as the continent itself."--The Herald, South Carolina (on the series), "With this new series by Oxford University Press, the library of Latin America is literally open to North Americans and English speakers everywhere."--Julia Alvarez (on the series)"With the Library of Latin America, Oxford has opened up a new fronteir that may prove as exciting and enigmatic as the continent itself."--The Herald, South Carolina (on the series), "With the Library of Latin America, Oxford has opened up a new fronteirthat may prove as exciting and enigmatic as the continent itself."--The Herald,South Carolina (on the series), "With this new series by Oxford University Press, the library of Latin America is literally open to North Americans and English speakers everywhere."--Julia Alvarez (on the series)"With the Library of Latin America, Oxford has opened up a new fronteir that may prove as exciting and enigmatic as the continent itself."--The Herald, South Carolina (on the series)"Today's reader will quickly draw parallels to these same issues in modern society and may find the depiction of racial prejudice especially disquieting...highly recommended."Library Journal"The Magic Lantern is a well-constructed comedy of manners, showing de Cuellar to be Mexico's Balzac."--Booklist"Oxford's Library of Latin America series is devoted to bringing the best of Central and South American literature to a North American audience; often these works are being translated into English for the first time....The Magic Lantern is a well-constructed comedy of manners, showing de Cuellar to be Mexico's Balzac."--Booklist"Showing keen insight into the natures of men and women across race and class lines, de Cuellar addresses immorality, the breakdown of traditional family structure, and distorted ideals of female beauty. Today's reader will quickly draw parallels to these same issues in modern society and may find the depiction of racial prejudice especially disquieting....highly recommended..."--Library JournalSERIES QUOTE: "With this new series by Oxford University Press, the library of Latin America is literally open to North Americans and English speakers everywhere."--Julia AlvarezSERIES QUOTE: "With the Library of Latin America, Oxford has opened up a new fronteir that may prove as exciting and enigmatic as the continent itself."--The Herald, South Carolina, "With this new series by Oxford University Press, the library of Latin America is literally open to North Americans and English speakers everywhere."--Julia Alvarez (on the series) "With the Library of Latin America, Oxford has opened up a new fronteir that may prove as exciting and enigmatic as the continent itself."-- The Herald , South Carolina (on the series), SERIES QUOTE: "With this new series by Oxford University Press, thelibrary of Latin America is literally open to North Americans and Englishspeakers everywhere."--Julia Alvarez, "Today's reader will quickly draw parallels to these same issues in modernsociety and may find the depiction of racial prejudice especiallydisquieting...highly recommended."Library Journal, "The Magic Lantern is a well-constructed comedy of manners, showing de Cuellar to be Mexico's Balzac."--Booklist, SERIES QUOTE: "With the Library of Latin America, Oxford has opened up a new fronteir that may prove as exciting and enigmatic as the continent itself."--The Herald, South Carolina
Copyright Date
2000
Lccn
99-059209
Dewey Decimal
863
Intended Audience
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Series
Library of Latin America Ser.
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
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