Carlos Monsivaacute;is es justamente ceacute;lebre por sus indagaciones; tan ingeniosas como conocedoras; en las muacute;ltiples y complejas realidades de la cultura mexicana: la que conocemos como cultura popular y la ldquo;alta culturardquo;. En este volumen el autor desmenuza; con su humor y saber acostumbrados; distintos rituales de la ciudad de Meacute;xico y de la sociedad mexicana en general: rituales religiosos; ciacute;vicos; mercantiles; musicales e instantaacute;neos; antros y basiacute;licas; estadios y coliseos; malls y puestos; bares y estatuas; y se interesa por iacute;dolos de los mexicanos como El Santo y Julio Ceacute;sar Chaacute;vez; y por las minucias del ritual del coleccionismo.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Petruchio gets his comeuppanceBy L OconnorThis is a wonderfully funny sequel to Shakespeares notorious comedy The Taming of the Shrew.Petruchios wife Katherine has died; and he has married again; the gentle Maria. However; Maria turns out to be not so gentle as he had imagined; and she is determined not to be bullied like Katherine was. She locks Petruchio out of the house; and refuses to let him in until he agrees to her terms. She is aided in her rebellion by Bianca; Katherines sister; who hates Petruchio for his treatment of Katherine; ahd her own younger sister Livia; who is more timorous than the other two; but eventually comes over to their side.When Petruchio and his friends try to get into the house they are bombared with insults and have water poured over them. "You have been famous for a woman-tamer; and have the reputation of a brave wife-breaker" Maria tells Petruchio "a woman now shall take those honours off; and tame you."Petruchio tries a series of desperate strategems; pretending to be ill; then that he is going away forever; then finally that he is dead; but he is outsmarted by Maria at every turn. He at last gives in to her demands and agrees that he will not try to dominate her like he did Katherine; but that they will live in harmony. In the eplogue; Maria says that men should not reign as tyrants oer their wives but nor should women insult or triumph; it being aptly meant; to teach both sexes due equality; and as they stand bound; to love mutually.This is a wonderful; funny play; with a marvellous heroine. Maria is clever and witty and brave and strong; a dazzling character. This play deserves to be revived again and again.