Carlos Monsivaacute;is reuacute;ne un muestrario de personajes que de modos diversos; insoacute;litos a veces; ilustran facetas de la sociedad mexicana. Asiacute;; gracias a su particular estilo; desfilan ante el lector muacute;sicos (Lara; Jimeacute;nez); chavos onderos y clase alta; figuras espectaculares (Fidel Velaacute;zquez; La Tigresa; Isela Vega; Siqueiros); un escritor singular ahogado por su ubicua figura (Novo); un maestro de ceremonias de masas (Rauacute;l Velasco) y los militantes de izquierda que con sus vidas y muertes son el indispensable contrapunto del amor perdido por la historia mexicana.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. okay!!By Dr. Ronald Schwartzok.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Good; inexpensive editionBy NYC ProfAlthough some are better than others; I generally try to buy New Mermaids when I need a non-Shakespearean Early Modern play. This is a good edition for all student and most scholarly needs; with an up-to-date introduction and useful textual and footnotes (made even more useful by their position on the bottom of the page. I dont know about you; but I hate having to flip back and forth to endnotes: Im talking to you; Oxford Worlds Classics). Another reason I like these editions is that one play per book means much more comprehensive introductory material.The play itself is entertaining (I have actually seen it staged) and should be interesting to anyone interested in socioeconomic issues; since it takes the titular shoemaker from his shoe shop to being Lord Mayor of London (he institutes the pancake breakfast that the title refers to). The disguise of the romantic lead as a Dutchman and his "accent" and the way war haunts what is otherwise pretty typical of city comedy provide other points of interest.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A great Comedy!By christinaI like that Dekker knows how to take an ordinary London Comedy; and throw in very complex politics of the everyday society during his time. Dekker is the Aaron Sorkin of Renaissance Drama; or Aaron Sorkin could be todays Thomas Dekker; either way a very fun and interesting read.