The Magic Lantern: Having a Ball and Christmas Eve by Margaret Carson (English)

Description: The Magic Lantern by Margaret Carson, Margo Glantz, José Tomas de Cuéllar "La Noche Buena" and "Baile Y Cochino" are two novellas written in the "costumbrista" style. "La Noche Buena" describes middle class life in which people pursue pleasure and entertainment without regard to Catholic morality. "Baile Y Cochino" depicts Mexican women and their dedication to fashion. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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 anauthoritarian 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 theirdedication 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. Author Biography Margaret Carson has translated the work of several Spanish writers and won the 1994 Endowment Fund award from the American Literary Translators Association. Margo Glantz is Professor of Literature at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and is former Director of The Fine Arts Institute of Mexico. She is a well-known literary critic, the award-winning author of several novels, and the first woman to be inductedinto the Mexican Academy of Letters. Review "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)"Todays 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 Mexicos Balzac."--Booklist"Oxfords 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 Mexicos 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. Todays 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 Long Description 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 anauthoritarian 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. Review Text "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)"Todays 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 Mexicos Balzac."--Booklist"Oxfords 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 Mexicos 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. Todays 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 Review 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 (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) Details ISBN0195115031 Short Title MAGIC LANTERN Language English ISBN-10 0195115031 ISBN-13 9780195115031 Media Book Format Paperback Subtitle Having a Ball and Christmas Eve Imprint Oxford University Press Inc Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States DOI 10.1604/9780195115031 UK Release Date 2001-01-04 AU Release Date 2001-01-04 NZ Release Date 2001-01-04 US Release Date 2001-01-04 Author José Tomas de Cuéllar Publisher Oxford University Press Inc Series Library of Latin America Year 2001 Translator Margaret Carson Publication Date 2001-01-04 Edited by Margo Glantz DEWEY 863 Illustrations 2 halftones, numerous line illustrations Audience Undergraduate Pages 208 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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