{"product_id":"leyendas-14-anos","title":"Bécquer's Legends (Ages 14+)","description":"\u003ch5\u003eOur Review\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eIf you think Bécquer is only \"romantic poetry,\" prepare yourself. The \u003ci\u003eLegends\u003c\/i\u003e are another story: they are dark, unsettling, and wonderfully atmospheric. Bécquer was our very own Edgar Allan Poe, capable of turning an old Sorian ruin or a ray of moonlight into a fascinating nightmare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003eThis \u003cb\u003eCátedra\u003c\/b\u003e edition (the one with the familiar black cover) is the jewel in the crown. Why? Because Bécquer fills his texts with references to history, art, and folklore that, without the \u003cb\u003efootnotes\u003c\/b\u003e in this edition, would be lost. Here you don't just read the story; you understand the context, the architecture, and the superstition that surrounds it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003eReading \u003ci\u003eEl Monte de las Ánimas\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eMaese Pérez el organista\u003c\/i\u003e in this edition is to feel a chill down your spine. It's the perfect book for stormy nights, for lovers of the gothic, and for those who seek literature in its purest and most refined state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"15\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"15\"\u003eThis volume compiles the prose narratives of Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, masterpieces of post-romanticism that blend the supernatural, the traditional, and the historical. From the Templar spirits of Soria to hypnotic eyes at the bottom of a fountain, Bécquer maps out a magical and mysterious Spain. His prose, laden with lyricism, transports us to Gothic cathedrals, abandoned convents, and misty landscapes where the impossible becomes real.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"16\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"16\"\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eLetras Hispánicas de Cátedra\u003c\/b\u003e collection is the absolute reference for students and bibliophiles. This edition features a very comprehensive introduction and an apparatus of notes that clarifies vocabulary, historical references, and variants of the original text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGustavo Adolfo Bécquer\u003c\/b\u003e (Seville, 1836 - Madrid, 1870) was born into a family of painters, but soon became an orphan and was marked by a melancholic sensibility. He moved to Madrid dreaming of literary glory, but found poverty, poorly paid journalism, and an illness (tuberculosis) that would end his life at 34.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eConsidered the great poet of \u003cb\u003ePost-Romanticism\u003c\/b\u003e, Bécquer left behind noisy and grandiose romanticism to seek an intimate, brief, and unadorned voice. His masterpieces, the \u003ci\u003eRimas\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eLeyendas\u003c\/i\u003e (published posthumously by his friends to help his widow and children), laid the foundations for all modern Spanish poetry. Today, he is, undeniably, the most widely read poet in Hispanic literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"17\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnical Details: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"18\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"18,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"18,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cátedra (Letras Hispánicas Collection)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"18,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEditor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pascual Izquierdo \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"18,4,0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Cátedra","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50393588433222,"sku":"Bolsillo1\/Bal3","price":12.37,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0797\/5590\/3302\/files\/LeyendasBecquerA.png?v=1765541517","url":"https:\/\/libreriacasadrojan.com\/en\/products\/leyendas-14-anos","provider":"Librería Casa Drojan","version":"1.0","type":"link"}