The Magic Lantern: Having a Ball and Christmas Eve
(Manufacturer: OXFORD UNIV PR - Part No: 0195115031 - SKU: 2263785)

Jose Tomas de Cuellar (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 ofcontemporary 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 ...Read More (specification)