Essays on teaching the Spanish author Benito Pérez Galdós
The Spanish author Benito Pérez Galdós (1843–1920) produced an immense oeuvre of novels, stories, plays, and journalism that addressed the political, social, and aesthetic questions of his time. This volume will give any instructor interested in teaching Galdós, including those who want to teach the works in translation, exciting ways of exploring his writing with their students.
Galdós's concerns included the emergence of feminism, religion's power, the rising middle class, Spain's declining empire, increasing autocracy, and social conflict. Some essays in this volume discuss more familiar works, such as Marianela and Tristana, whereas others introduce little-known texts. Some approaches are designed for students new to textual analysis and others for students who are eager for theoretical frameworks, including food studies, medical humanities, adaptation studies, celebrity studies, and activities such as theater games and microblogging. From literary history to cultural studies, this volume's subjects are appropriate for courses in diverse settings and disciplines.
This volume contains discussion of the following works by Galdós: ""El cólera y la política,"" La desheredada, Doña Perfecta, Electra, ""La especulacion del miedo,"" Fortunata y Jacinta, Marianela, ""Precauciones sanitarias,"" Tormento, Torquemada en la hoguera, Tristana, and ""Tropiquillos."" It also discusses Galdós adaptations and tributes such as the graphic novels 1892, by Antonio Becerra Bolaños and Alberto Hernández Rivero, and Nela, by Rayco Pulido Rodríguez; the telefilm Prim, el asesinato de la calle del Turco, written by Nacho Faerna and Virginia Yagüe; and the film Doña Perfecta, directed by Alejandro Galindo.
Edited by:
Liana Ewald,
David R. George,
Wan Sonya Tang
Imprint: Modern Language Association of America
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781603297257
ISBN 10: 1603297251
Series: Approaches to Teaching World Literature
Pages: 194
Publication Date: 31 March 2026
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction, by Liana Ewald, David R. George, Jr., and Wan Sonya Tang Part One: Materials Editions Translations Instructor Resources Multimedia Resources Part Two: Approaches Galdos and His World ""¿Dónde vas con el mantón de Manila?"": A Material Culture Approach to Fortunata y Jacinta, by David R. George, Jr. A Food Studies Approach to Social Class in Galdós, by Sara Muñoz-Muriana Medical Knowledge and Debate in the Novels of Galdós, by Erika M. Sutherland Galdós and Gender Teaching the Woman Question through Selections from Galdós's Tristana, by Gabrielle Miller Galdós's Portrayals of Masculinity in Tormento, by Collin McKinney The Rebranding of Don Juan Tenorio as Social Misfit in Tristana, by Brian Cope Marianela and Tristana: Lessons on Disability, Medicine, and Gender, by Julia Haeyoon Chang Galdós beyond the Novel Teaching Contagion, Politics, and Epistemology through Galdós's Fiction and Journalism, by Erika Rodríguez Gothic Galdós: Unsettling Spanish Imperialism in ""Tropiquillos,"" by Wan Sonya Tang Galdós as Celebrity Playwright, by Margot Versteeg The Author Is a Character: Fictional Embodiments of Galdós in the Twenty-First Century, by Elena Cueto Asín Galdós in Adaptation Teaching Marianela: From Galdós's Novel to Pulido's Graphic Novel, by Linda M. Willem Transatlantic Adaptations: Teaching Doña Perfecta through Alejandro Galindo's Film, by Luis Álvarez-Castro Teaching Galdós through Film Adaptations and Filmmaking, by Rhian Davies Galdós in Practice Reading Pretty Privilege in Marianela, by Lennie Amores Orienting Bodies in Electra: Teaching Galdós through History and Embodiment, by Laurie Lomask Meeting Galdós through Open Pedagogy, by Juan Jesús Payán and Robin R. Miller Tweeting Tristana: Bringing the Literature Classroom Online through Microblogging, by Stacy L. Davis Notes on Contributors Survey Respondents Works Cited
