United States or Jamaica ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
In politics he was a conservative and a Carlist, and his writings evince a hostile attitude towards modernism. Pereda was the most reactionary, Pérez Galdós one of the most progressive, of modern Spanish writers; but the two men were the best of friends, which goes to show that neither was narrow.
He was extravagant in description and intemperate in criticism, keen of observation but shallow; and he showed a lack of sense of proportion; but he had a versatility and dash that brought him some meed of popularity. In later life Alarcón passed over from radicalism to conservatism in politics, and his writings became more sober in tone.
His works are pervaded by a genial, kindly humor; but his language is not seldom dull and insipid. His prose writings have a light and graceful humor that is peculiarly Andalusian. Of these the first is now usually classed as a writer of psychological novels and plays, and the others as naturalistic novelists.
Palabra del Dia
Otros Mirando