Cecilia Valdés, or, El Angel Hill /
'Cecilia Valdés' is arguably the most important novel of 19th century Cuba. Written in 1882 by Cirilo Villaverde in exile in New York City, but set in the Havana of the 1830s, the novel recounts a story of the moral, political, & sexual depravity caused by slavery & colonialism. Th...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2023.
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| Series: | Library of Latin America.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 'Cecilia Valdés' is arguably the most important novel of 19th century Cuba. Written in 1882 by Cirilo Villaverde in exile in New York City, but set in the Havana of the 1830s, the novel recounts a story of the moral, political, & sexual depravity caused by slavery & colonialism. The heroine of the novel, the beautiful light-skinned mulatta named Cecilia, is being pursued by Leonardo, the son of a Spanish slave trader. Unbeknownst to the two, they are the children of the same father. Eventually Cecilia gives in to Leonardo's advances; she becomes pregnant & gives birth to a baby girl. When Leonardo, who is getting bored with his mistress, agrees to marry a white upper class woman, Cecilia vows revenge. A mulatto friend & suitor of hers kills Leonardo, & Cecilia is thrown into prison as an accessory to the crime. |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued in print: New York: Oxford University Press, 2005. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xli, 501 pages). |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780197723340 0197723349 |