The Mexican novelist Mariano Azuela (1873-1952) initiated the novel of the Mexican Revolution, employing realism as a means of denouncing social injustices.Mariano Azuela was born on Jan. 1, 1873, in ...
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In the following essay, Englekirk recounts the literary developments leading up to the publication of Azuela's Los de Abajo, calling it a formidable contribution to Spanish-American literature....
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In the following essay, Bradley argues that despite critical debate over its lack of structural unity, Los de abajo abounds in religious motifs and mythological themes that provide it with thematic un...
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In the following essay, Murad compares and contrasts the similarities and differences between the original Las de Abajo and its first English translation, The Underdogs.
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In the following essay, Duffey uses Azuela's Los de Abajo as a text that illustrates the conflict between oral and literate cultures, represented in the book via Demetrio Macías and his ...
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In the following essay, Zively discusses similarities in the final scenes of Los de Abajo and Ernest Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls.
Internal evidence suggests that when Ernest Hemingwa...
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In the following essay, Laraway discusses how the human body and the Revolution are linked in Martín Luis Guzmán's El águila y la serpiente and Azuela's Los de abajo...
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In the following positive review of The Underdogs, the critic notes how the novel is memorable due to its portrayal of the protagonist as an archetype of Mexico's national character.
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In the following essay, Spell describes Azuela's vision of Mexican society as it is expressed in his novels, noting that his greatest contribution lies in his portrayal of Mexican society as it...
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In the following essay, Dulsey traces Azuela's use of historical events in his novels, contending that the drama in his works stems from real events, and that his novels chart the course of the...
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In the following essay, Luckey provides a brief overview of Azuela's life and works.
When Dr. Mariano Azuela died in Mexico City on March 1, 1952, Spanish America lost one of its most consid...
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In the following essay, Mullen compares two versions of Azuela's La Luciérnaga, outlining discrepancies between the first complete edition of the novel and its original publication in se...
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In the following essay, Leal reviews the writings of many of Azuela's precursors, moving on to provide an overview of Azuela's writings before the revolution, including several short sto...
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In the following essay, Martinez studies La Malhora as a modern novel, attempting to draw connections between this and his later works, including El desquite and La Luciérnaga.
La malhora of...
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In the following essay, Bradley defends Azuela's representation of the Mexican revolution in his Los de Abajo, arguing that although the revolution was an integral part of his novel, Azuela did...
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In the following essay, Murad examines Azuela's use of animal imagery in Los de abajo, observing that the liberal use of animal references is both a way to convey the savagery of the Mexican re...
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Mariano Azuela
Critical Essay by John E. Englekirk
