Lugubrious Nights

José Cadalso

Original title: Noches lúgubres

first published 1798 Taurus Ediciones, 1993 215 pages

Clásicos Taurus ; — book 23

Noches Lúgubres (Mournful Nights) by Jose' Cadalso is a Gothic and Byronic work that anticipates Romanticism, written in dialogue and set over three nights, exploring the efforts of a character to disinter his dead lover and take her home. Here's a more detailed overview: CONTEXT: Cadalso wrote Noches Lugubres (1789-1790) after the death of his love, the actress Maria Ignacia Ibanez and it's considered an autobiograp...

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Russell P. Sebold 1 printing we hold · 2008 · University of New Mexico Press

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Lugubrious Nights hardcover · 2008 · University of New Mexico Press · 88 pages · 9780826340962
Noches lúgubres edition · 2000 · Biblioteca Nueva · 218 pages
Noches lúgubres edition · 1993 · Taurus Ediciones · 215 pages
Noches lúgubres edition · 1993 · Espasa Calpe · 109 pages
Noches lúgubres edition · 1984 · Espasa-Calpe · 66 pages

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