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_aValera, Juan, _d1824-1905 |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | _aPepita Ximenez |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2009 |
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_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier |
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| 500 | _aRelease date is 2009-10-12 | ||
| 508 | _aProduced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at DP Europe (http://dp.rastko.net) | ||
| 520 | _a"Pepita Ximenez" by Juan Valera is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story explores themes of love, moral integrity, and societal expectations through the character of Pepita, a young widow, as well as through her interactions with her suitors, particularly an aging squire looking to marry her, and her associated contemplation of the priesthood by a character named Don Luis de Vargas. The work captures the intricate dynamics of personal ambition and social pressures in a rural Spanish setting. The opening of the novel introduces us to Don Luis de Vargas, who has returned to his native village after a long absence. He reflects on his surroundings and family, specifically mentioning his father, a suitor to the beautiful Pepita Ximenez. Contextualizing Pepita within her recent history, it reveals her complexity as a character: she is a young widow respected in the village due to her beauty and wealth but is also burdened by the social implications of her marriage to the much older Don Gumersindo. Don Luis strives to understand Pepita's intentions and character while grappling with his own vocation to the priesthood, as influenced by his father's desire for a happy and settled life through marriage. The narrative sets the stage for exploring deeper themes, including the conflict between earthly desires and spiritual aspirations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
| 534 | _nOriginal publication data not identified | ||
| 653 | _aFiction | ||
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