Los caciques by Carlos Arniches y Barrera
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"Los caciques" by Carlos Arniches y Barrera is a three-act play premiered in 1920. In the small town of Villalgancio, corrupt mayor Don Acisclo Arrambla learns an inspector is coming to audit his accounts. He prepares lavish bribes to win the inspector's favor. However, when Alfredo and his uncle arrive seeking permission to marry the mayor's niece, they are mistaken for the inspector, triggering a cascade of comic misunderstandings. Arniches called this
work a "tragedia grotesca," inspired by Nikolai Gogol's satirical play "The Inspector General." (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Arniches y Barrera, Carlos, 1866-1943 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 22018744 |
| Title |
Los caciques farsa cómica de costumbres de política rural, distribuída en tres actos |
| Original Publication | Spain: R. Velasco, impresor,1920. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_caciques_(obra_de_teatro) |
| Credits | Ramón Pajares Box (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 69.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | Spanish |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Spanish drama -- 20th century |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 67638 |
| Release Date | Mar 16, 2022 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 321 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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