Spanish Stories of the Romantic Era / Cuentos españoles del Romanticismo: A Dual-Language Book

Spanish Stories of the Romantic Era / Cuentos españoles del Romanticismo: A Dual-Language Book

These twelve classic short stories reflect the idealistic and exotic appeal of a golden age in Spanish literature. Published from the 1830s to the 1860s, the heyday of the Romantic era, they remain popular with readers of every generation. Featured authors include "Fernán Caballero," Ramón de Mesonero Romanos, Juan Eugenio Hartzenbusch, Mariano José de Larra, Enrique Gil y Carrasco, and Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer.

This dual-language edition features an informative introduction and ample footnotes, making it not only a pleasure to read but also a valuable learning and teaching aid for students and teachers of Spanish literature. Together with Dover's Spanish Stories of the Late Nineteenth Century, it offers a wide-ranging survey of an important literary age. 

Spanish Stories of the Romantic Era / Cuentos españoles del Romanticismo: A Dual-Language Book - Table of Contents

Fernán Caballero (1796-1877)

Las ánimas / The Souls in Purgatory

Doña Fortuna y don Dinero / Lady Luck and Mr. Money

Juan Soldado / Soldier John

Ramón de Mesonero Romanos (1803-1882)

La posada o España en Madrid / The Inn; or, Spain in Madrid

Juan Eugenio Hartzenbusch (1806-1880)

Historia de dos bofetones / A Story of Two Slaps

Mariano José de Larra (1809-1837)

El casarse pronto y mal / Marrying in Haste

El castellano viejo / The Old Castilian

La Nochebuena de 1836 / Christmas Eve, 1836

Enrique Gil y Carrasco (1815-1846)

Anochecer en San Antonio de la Florida / Nightfall in San Antonio de la Florida

Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836-1870)

Los ojos verdes / The Green Eyes

Maese Pérez el organista / Master Pérez, the Organist

Tres fechas / Three Calendar Dates