Pablo Messiez, The Eyes
Translated by María Bastianes and Alma Prelec
Booksellers & libraries: | Modern Humanities Research Association
ISBN: 978-1-839541-11-7 (paperback) • RRP £14.99, $19.99, €17.99 ISBN: 978-1-839541-12-4 (JSTOR ebook) Pablo Messiez’s Los ojos (2011), a re-working of Benito Pérez Galdós’s Marianela (1878), adapts to the theatre the classic 19th-century Spanish novel, and in doing so gives it a politicized twist, questioning the extent to which the domain of sight, or that which is superficially evident, is an accurate representation of reality. This new translation introduces to English-speaking readers this remarkable transnational and transtemporal work. The introduction offers a description of the theatrical trajectory of Pablo Messiez, the dynamics between new Argentine and Spanish theatre, and a critical analysis of the play, taking into account its relationship with Pérez-Galdós’s novel. The book also includes an interview with the playwright. Bibliography entry: Bastianes, María, and Alma Prelec (trans.), Pablo Messiez, The Eyes, New Translations, 16 (Cambridge: MHRA, 2023) First footnote reference: 35 Pablo Messiez, The Eyes, trans. by María Bastianes and Alma Prelec, New Translations, 16 (Cambridge: MHRA, 2023), p. 21. Subsequent footnote reference: 37 Bastianes and Prelec, p. 47. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) Bibliography entry: Bastianes, María, and Alma Prelec (trans.). 2023. Pablo Messiez, The Eyes, New Translations, 16 (Cambridge: MHRA) Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Bastianes and Prelec 2023: 21). Example footnote reference: 35 Bastianes and Prelec 2023: 21. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) Permanent link to this title: www.mhra.org.uk/publications/Pablo-Messiez-Eyes www.mhra.org.uk/publications/nt-16 |
June 2023