Four Previously Unstudied References in the Original Manuscript of Galdós's La desheredada

Authors

Michael Schnepf

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Decimonónica

Volume

3

Issue

2

Publisher

Decimonónica

Publication Date

2006

First Page

75

Last Page

87

Abstract

In the literary background of Galdós's pivotal 1881 novel, La desheredada, one finds a rich array of references and allusions to authors and their works. Shakespeare's Hamlet and Cervantes's Don Quijote, for instance, share space with lesser-known works such as Faustina Sáez de Melgar's La Cruz del Olivar.¹ The present essay analyzes four additional, entirely unstudied literary references found in the original manuscript of La desheredada that provide new insights into how Galdós went about researching and composing the novel that serves as the cornerstone of the Novelas Contemporáneas.

Recommended Citation

Schnepf, Michael, "Four Previously Unstudied References in the Original Manuscript of Galdós's La desheredada" (2006). Decimonónica. Paper 35.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/decimononica/35