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Belarmino and Apolonio

work by Pérez de Ayala

Also known as: “Belarmino y Apolonio”

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In Ramón Pérez de Ayala
Belarmino y Apolonio (1921; Belarmino and Apolonio) is a symbolic portrayal of the conflict between faith and doubt. Luna de miel, luna de hiel (1923; Moons of Honey and Gall) and its sequel, Los trabajos de Urbano y Simona (1923; “The Labours of Urbano and Simona”), treat the contrast…
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Spanish literature

In Spanish literature: Novecentismo
Belarmino y Apolonio (1921; Belarmino and Apolonio) examines the age-old debate between faith and reason, utilizing symbolic characters and multiple narrative viewpoints, while Tigre Juan (1926; Tiger Juan) dissects traditional Spanish concepts of honour and matrimony. Gabriel Miró’s polished descriptive prose slowed and nearly displaced the novelistic action; like…
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