| Description |
1 online resource (1, 389 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
Library of Latin America
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Library of Latin America.
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| Contents |
Series Editors' General Introduction; Introduction; Martín Rivas. |
| Summary |
Widely acknowledged as the first Chilean novel, Martin Rivas (1862) by Alberto Blest Gana (1830-1920) is at once a passionate love story and an optimistic representation of Chilean nationhood. Written shortly after a decade of civil conflict, it is an indispensable source for understanding politics and society in nineteenth-century Chile. The hero of the story is Martin Rivas, an impoverished but ambitious youngster from the northern mining region of Chile, who is entrusted by his late father to the household of a wealthy and influential member of the Santiago elite. While living there, he fal. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Chile -- Politics and government -- 19th century -- Fiction.
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Chile. |
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Chile -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction.
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Manners and customs. |
| Chronological Term |
1800-1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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Electronic books.
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Political fiction.
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Love stories.
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Political fiction.
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| Added Author |
O'Dwyer, Tess.
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| Added Title |
Martin Ricas. English
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Blest Gana, Alberto, 1830-1920. Martin Ricas. English. Martin Rivas. New York : Oxford University Press, 2000 (DLC) 99047790 |
| ISBN |
9780198026686 (electronic book) |
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0198026684 (electronic book) |
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0195107144 (Paper) |
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0195107136 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780195107142 |
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