Angelina

Delgado, Rafael, 1853-1914Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

3.5

Word count: 526K words
Chapters: 53

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Angelina by Rafael DelgadoAuthor: Delgado, Rafael, 1853-1914,Language: Spanish, Class: PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Release Date: Jun 17, 2005

Editor's review

Angelina is a novel by the Mexican writer Rafael Delgado (1853–1914), released free of charge by Project Gutenberg in the original Spanish. Delgado belongs to the Mexican realist tradition, and his work often takes local town life as its setting, attending to customs and social relations; this novel continues that concern. For Chinese readers its value lies first at the documentary and linguistic level: it can serve as a primary text for understanding nineteenth-century Mexican narrative literature and the regional branches of Spanish-language literature, and can also be used for Spanish reading practice. A caveat: this is the original Spanish edition, not a translation, and it is a public-domain e-book without a modern introduction or notes, so the barrier to entry is relatively high. It suits researchers, Spanish learners, and readers interested in foreign literary originals to take up as needed; it is not light entertainment.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Intermediate to advanced Spanish learners who want to use an original novel for intensive reading practice
Students and scholars of nineteenth-century Mexican literature and Latin American realism
Readers interested in collecting Project Gutenberg public-domain e-books and Spanish-language originals
Teachers who need primary texts to supplement Latin American literature courses

Not a good fit for

Ordinary readers with no Spanish who want only a Chinese translation
Casual readers who prefer fast-paced contemporary fiction and lack patience
Beginners who need detailed notes and an introduction to enter the text

Reading tips

Look up background material on Delgado and Mexican realism before starting the main text.
Spanish learners can read a few pages closely each day, noting new words and long sentences and doing translation exercises.
Read it alongside Latin American novels of the same period, noting the narrative function of local-custom description.
Take notes while reading on an electronic device so you can easily look back at names and chapter clues.

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FAQ

Is this book a Chinese translation?

No. According to the Project Gutenberg record, the language of Angelina is Spanish; what is provided is an e-book of the Spanish original, with no Chinese translation included. Chinese readers who do not know Spanish will need a dictionary or a parallel translation to read it, otherwise it will be hard to follow the plot and style smoothly.

What language level is needed to read this book?

The text is a nineteenth-century Spanish novel with long sentences and vocabulary marked by period and region; intermediate-to-advanced Spanish reading ability is recommended. Beginners might start with a bilingual edition or a simplified version and then return to the original, otherwise they may give up because of constant dictionary lookups.

Is it suitable for learning about Mexican history?

It is first of all a literary work, not a history book. Readers can sense the atmosphere of local town life and social relations, but it should not be treated as a source of historical fact. For historical background, pair it with relevant history books and scholarly introductions, and distinguish literary imagination from historical record.

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About the author

Delgado, Rafael, 1853-1914 Author · Mexican · 1853–1914

Rafael Delgado (1853–1914) was a Mexican novelist who lived from the mid-nineteenth century into the early twentieth. Public information about his life is limited; what is known is that his writing drew heavily on his hometown of Córdoba and its surrounding region, focusing on local customs, social manners and everyday life with a distinctly regional flavor. His representative work is Angelina. Against the backdrop of Mexican literature's transition from Romanticism to realism, Delgado belongs among writers whose work was rooted in local experience; though not widely circulated, his fiction offers a valuable literary record of the social life and folkways of the Córdoba area.