L'auca del senyor Esteve
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L'auca del senyor Esteve is a novel by Santiago Rusiñol
published in 1907, of which there is a theatrical version. On 12 May 1917, the theatrical version of this novel is first played in Teatre Victòria, Barcelona
(Spain).
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It has 27 chapters about scenes and moments in the Ribera neighbourhood in Barcelona, which are interpreted by the 27 illustrations by Ramon Casas and the 27 rhymes by Gabriel Alomar
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This novel lets Rusiñol expose the new orientation and relationships there were in those times.
novel. The setting shows the characteristics of that society in those times.
Santiago Rusiñol
Santiago Rusiñol i Prats was a Catalan post-impressionist/Symbolist painter, poet, and playwright.He was born in Barcelona in 1861, and died in Aranjuez in 1931 while painting its famous gardens....
published in 1907, of which there is a theatrical version. On 12 May 1917, the theatrical version of this novel is first played in Teatre Victòria, Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
(Spain).
Characteristics
L'auca del senyor Esteve is the result of the fusion between the customs of people in the 19th Century and the aucaAuca (cartoon)
An auca is a genre of a story in pictures developed mainly in Catalonia.-Description:The auca was present in some other parts of Spain, even though it was most popular in Catalonia. It has a structure somewhat similar to comics, but has more rigid...
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It has 27 chapters about scenes and moments in the Ribera neighbourhood in Barcelona, which are interpreted by the 27 illustrations by Ramon Casas and the 27 rhymes by Gabriel Alomar
Gabriel Alomar
Gabriel Alomar was a poet, essayist, and educator of the early twentieth century in Spain, closely related to the Catalan art movement Modernisme...
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This novel lets Rusiñol expose the new orientation and relationships there were in those times.
Structure and plot
The 27 chapters of the novel are structured in 3 parts: the first part describes the birth, childhood, learning and marriage of Esteve; the second part presents us Esteve as a good model of a shopkeeper and that's the reason there's a conflict afterwards with Ramonet, the son who wants to be an artist and not be part of the shop management; the third part is the reconciliation between the artist and the social class he belongs to.Subject
L'auca del senyor Esteve is an art nouveauArt Nouveau
Art Nouveau is an international philosophy and style of art, architecture and applied art—especially the decorative arts—that were most popular during 1890–1910. The name "Art Nouveau" is French for "new art"...
novel. The setting shows the characteristics of that society in those times.