The Magic Lantern: Having a Ball and Christmas Eve (Library of

The Magic Lantern: Having a Ball and Christmas Eve (Library of Latin America)

JosÃ© Tomas de CuÃ©llar (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 an authoritarian regime dedicated to order and progress.

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.Â Christmas EveÂ describes a volatile middle class in which people pursue pleasure and entertainment without regard to morality.
Country USA
Brand Oxford University Press
Manufacturer Oxford University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 2 halftones, 11 line illustrations
Color White
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780195115031
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Oxford University Press
Manufacturer	Oxford University Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	2 halftones, 11 line illustrations
Color	White
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780195115031
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Magic Lantern: Having a Ball and Christmas Eve (Library of Latin America)