Name: La Quijotita y su Prima (in Spanish)
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Author: José Joaquín Fernandez de Lizardi
ISBN: 9781934768167

portada La Quijotita y su Prima (in Spanish)

Type

Physical Book

Author

José Joaquín Fernandez de Lizardi

Publisher

Stockcero

Year

2008

Language

Spanish

Pages

416

Format

Paperback

ISBN

1934768162

ISBN13

9781934768167

Edition No.

Synopsis "La Quijotita y su Prima (in Spanish)"

"La Quijotita y su prima" (1818) –The Quijotita and her Cousin– is Joaquín Fernandez de Lizardi's (1776-1827) second novel. Written two years after his best known novel "Periquillo sarniento" (1816), regarded as the official initiator of the novel genre in Spanish America, in "La Quijotita..." Fernández de Lizardi extends his view on society to encompass the female condition. In tune with his liberal stance the author states with clarity the active role women should play within the new Mexican society, and highlights the importance of educating them along modern principles. Composed mainly of dialogues the novel quickly caught the readers public's attention, thus becoming very popular in its times among both female and male readers. It constitutes a perfect example of a didactic literature, intended to expose desirable social behavior models while entertaining. Today this amusing novel can regain its educational value by transporting the modern reader to the times of the newly born Mexican bourgeoisie, to show how the ideology of modernity and progress was conveyed through the education of women. The present critical edition by prof. Graciela Michelotti takes into account previous ones (starting with the 1831 edition) and incorporates new aclaratory footnotes aimed to help the modern, international reader.

José Joaquín Fernandez de Lizardi

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José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi (Mexico City, 1776–1827), known as "El Pensador Mexicano", was a prominent writer, journalist, and precursor of the novel in Latin America. His most famous work, El Periquillo Sarniento (1816), is considered the first novel written in Latin America. Other notable works include La Quijotita y su prima (1818), Noches tristes y día alegre (1818) and Don Catrín de la Fachenda (published posthumously in 1832). These novels, framed in the picaresque and costumbrista genre, combine social criticism with a moralizing and educational approach

In addition to his literary work, Fernández de Lizardi was a fervent defender of freedom of expression and actively participated in the Mexican independence movement. In 1812, he founded the newspaper El Pensador Mexicano, from which he openly criticized the viceregal government, earning him censorship and imprisonment. His commitment to social justice and popular education established him as a key figure in the transition from New Spain to independent Mexico.

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