La Cuarterona |
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| Author:
| Tapia y Rivera, Alejandro |
| Series title: | Clásicos de la Literatura Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-931928-67-0 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2014 |
| Publisher: | Ediciones Norte, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $9.95 |
Book Description:
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Love is denied for differences of race in this three-act play written by the father of Puerto Rican literature. In Havana, Julia, the protagonist, is a quadroon who falls in love with a wealthy white man, Carlos, who is set to marry a noble daughter. The arranged marriage has financial motivations and is not based on love, and Carlos's mother sees Julia as a threat to her aristocratic lineage. Tapia y Rivera demonstrates his support for women's rights as well as his...
More DescriptionLove is denied for differences of race in this three-act play written by the father of Puerto Rican literature. In Havana, Julia, the protagonist, is a quadroon who falls in love with a wealthy white man, Carlos, who is set to marry a noble daughter. The arranged marriage has financial motivations and is not based on love, and Carlos's mother sees Julia as a threat to her aristocratic lineage. Tapia y Rivera demonstrates his support for women's rights as well as his position against slavery in this late 19th-century melodrama.
La cuarterona es un drama en tres actos cuya trama se desarrolla en La Habana y trata sobre la discriminación racial y las desigualdades sociales que imperaban en el siglo XIX. Julia, la protagonista de la obra, es una cuarterona: una persona nacida en América de mestizo y española. En esta obra, el temor del blanco hacia el negro y la necesidad de mantener posiciones y exigencias sociales, impiden la culminación de los amores entre julia y Carlos. Alejandro Tapia y Rivera es considerado el padre la literatura puertorriqueña.