La Lozana Andaluza (Spanish Edition) [Paperback]

Francisco Delicado (Author), Tatiana Bubnova (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 2008

Francisco Delicado's Portrait of Lozana: The Lusty Andalusian Woman describes a community of Spanish Jewish conversos who flee from the Inquisition and settle in Rome, Italy, during the first third of the 16th century. A surprisingly modern novel which uses colloquial street language novel to provide a vivid description of a lower class Roman neighborhood as seen by Spanish immigrants at the bottom of the social hierarchy. The central character is a woman, beautiful, witty, rootless and itinerant, who attempts to live independently in Rome. We learn her story through her dialogues with an array of characters, each one with a very individual voice, that create a sense of immersion in a 16th century Roman neighborhood. The "Auctor" engages actively in the text with his characters, even discussing the process of writing, foreshadowing the works of Miguel de Cervantes. This classic text is a striking prefiguration of the modern novel, with its polyphonic voices, metafiction, and the extraordinary interaction of the Auctor with his characters. Prof. Tatiana Bubnova, of the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México, based the edition on the original (Venice, c.1530 ) at the Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek in Vienna, and the facsimile edition by Antonio Perez Gomez (Valencia, 1950). The text without modernization allows students to become familiar with the 16th century Spanish book. The critical apparatus takes into account the ideas of former editors and provides extensive documentation and explanation of sources, sayings, proverbs, quotes and idiomatic expressions, introducing readers in the many dimensions of this engaging novel.

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Language Notes

Text: Spanish --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Francisco Delicado (1485-1535). España. Parece que Francisco Delicado era judío converso, y se dice que huyó de España en 1528 perseguido por la Inquisición;estudió medicina y escribió sobre la sífilis;además de trabajar en una imprenta veneciana. No se conocen muchos datos de su vida. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 276 pages
• Publisher: Stockcero (May 15, 2008)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 1934768111
• ISBN-13: 978-1934768112
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,971,047 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)