Overview
TraducciĆ³n de Nuria Salinas
IntroducciĆ³n de Michael Slater, profesor de la Universidad de Londres
Se ha dicho que Charles Dickens inventĆ³ la celebraciĆ³n de la Navidad tal y como la conocemos, y tal vez ningĆŗn otro escritor ha evocado con tanta maestrĆa el espĆritu a la vez jubiloso y elegĆaco de esa fecha. Inspirado en la ediciĆ³n inglesa de 1852, el presente volumen reĆŗne el cĆ©lebre Ā«CanciĆ³n de NavidadĀ» y otros cuatro relatos de ambientaciĆ³n navideƱa: Ā«Las campanasĀ», Ā«El Grillo del HogarĀ», Ā«La batalla de la vidaĀ» y Ā«El hechizadoĀ». En todos ellos destacan los temas principales del universo dickensiano: la caridad, la infancia, las leyendas populares, las desigualdades sociales, los sueƱos y la redenciĆ³n personal.
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AdemĆ”s de la cuidada traducciĆ³n de Nuria Salinas, esta ediciĆ³n incluye la introducciĆ³n de Michael Slater, catedrĆ”tico emĆ©rito de literatura victoriana en Birkbeck College de la Universidad de Londres y uno de los mayores expertos mundiales en la vida y la obra del autor inglĆ©s. Gracias a sus notas, la belleza de una obra de ficciĆ³n imprescindible llega acompaƱada del conocimiento preciso de toda una Ć©poca.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
A volume with all of Charles Dickensā Christmas tales, including the famous āChristmas Carol.ā
Translated by Nuria Salinas.
Introduction by Michael Slater, London University professor.
It has been said that Charles Dickens invented Christmas as we know it, and maybe no other writer has evoked the all-at-once joyous and elegiac spirit of the season so masterfully. Inspired in the 1852 English edition, this volume features the famous āChristmas Carolā and another four stories set around Christmas time: āThe Chimes,ā āThe Cricket on the Hearth,ā āThe Battle of Life,ā and āThe Haunted Man.ā All of them highlight the main themes in Dickens universe: charity, childhood, folktales, social inequality, dreams, and personal redemption.
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In addition to Nuria Salinasā careful translation, this edition includes Michael Slaterās introduction, professor emeritus of Victorian literature at Birkbeck College, University of London, and one of the greatest world experts in the life and works of the English author. With his notes, the beauty of this essential work of fiction is accompanied by detailed knowledge of an entire era.
This book title, Cuento de Navidad / A Christmas Carol, ISBN: 9788419507594, by Charles Dickens, published by PRH Grupo Editorial (September 24, 2024) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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