Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Leopoldo alas, in full leopoldo alas y urena, byname clarin, born. John rutherford is a fellow of the queens college, oxford. The female regent is a realist novel by spanish author leopoldo alas y urena, also known as clarin, published in 1884 and 1885. Synopsis ana, a beautiful young woman, is coerced by her two aunts into marrying an old retired judge regente. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The eponymous regenta is the judges wife, a beautiful young woman living in a chaste marriage with an elderly husband. Leopoldo alas 18521901 was the author of another novel, su unico hijo, short stories and critical essays.
The first edition of the novel was published in 1885, and was written by leopoldo alas clarin. It is a big, rich novel in the nineteenthcentury traditionnot just a long novel but an allembracing one of many styles and moods, from broad humour to the most intense feeling, kept from degenerating into sentimentalism by alass controlling irony. Clarin, who was well informed about trends in psychiatry at the time, created a. There are similarities and influences of a naturalism, which i like, although all these novels in some passages are a bit monotonous. Although im not a fan of clarin, i appreciate his linguistic lyricism and clever innuendos. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. Leopoldo alas clarin has 25 books on goodreads with 54 ratings. Leopoldo enrique garciaalas y urena, pseudonym clarin, 25. John rutherford is a fellow of queens college, oxford, and awardwinning translator of the penguin classics edition of don quixote. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Alas was initially accused of plagiarizing flauberts madame bovary. Spanish free audio book that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player. Married to the retired magistrate of vetusta, ana ozores cares deeply for her much older husband but feels stifled by the monotony of her life in the shabby and.