Clemencia: Novela de costumbres by Fernán Caballero
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"Clemencia: Novela de costumbres" by Fernán Caballero is a fictional work written in the late 19th century. The novel primarily explores the lives, challenges, and social dynamics within a Spanish household, centering around the titular character, Clemencia, and her complex relationships with her relatives, particularly her aunt, the Marquesa de Cortegana, and her cousins. The opening of the novel introduces us to the Marquesa and her friend D. Silvestre as they discuss
various domestic concerns, demonstrating the nuances of their character traits. The Marquesa is portrayed as a somewhat comically distressed figure, managing her daughters and the social expectations surrounding them. Through witty dialogue, we learn about her struggles with a lively household, including the recent arrival of her niece, Clemencia, who has just come out of a convent. The narrative sets the stage for themes of familial duty, social expectation, and the innocence of youth, particularly as Clemencia navigates her new life amidst contrasting personalities and societal pressures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Caballero, Fernán, 1796-1877 |
|---|---|
| Title | Clemencia: Novela de costumbres |
| Credits |
Produced by Ramon Pajares Box, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 60.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | Spanish |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Spain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction |
| Subject | Women -- Spain -- Fiction |
| Subject | Historical fiction, Spanish |
| Subject | Spain -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 60284 |
| Release Date | Sep 12, 2019 |
| Last Update | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 428 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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