
Memorias de un cortesano de 1815
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Juan de Pipaón, un hombre de origen humilde, relata su ascenso social en la corte madrileña durante el reinado de Fernando VII. A través de sus memorias, el lector se adentra en la vida del cortesano, sus estrategias para obtener favores y su búsqueda de influencia en el entorno real. Galdós utiliza la figura de Pipaón como espejo para reflejar la corrupción, la hipocresía y la ambición que imperaban en la España de la época. Se exponen las intrigas políticas, las relaciones amorosas y los juegos de poder que se desarrollaban en la corte, mostrando la fragilidad de las apariencias y el verdadero rostro de aquellos que aspiraban a la cima del poder. La narración se caracteriza por el humor mordaz y la crítica social, utilizando el sarcasmo para denunciar la decadencia y la falta de moralidad que reinaban en la sociedad.Book Details
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Benito Pérez Galdós
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Benito Pérez Galdós a Spanish realist novelist. He was the leading literary figure in 19th-century Spain, and some scholars consider him second only to Miguel de Cervantes in stature as...
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