News from the Empire 9781564785336, 2008048684, 1564785335
One of the acknowledged masterpieces of Mexican literature, Fernando del Paso's News from the Empire is a powerful
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Table of contents :
NEWS FROM THE EMPIRE
CONTENTS
Dedications
Staging
I BOUCHOUT CASTLE, 1927
II MAY YOU FIND YOURSELF BETWEEN NAPOLEONS, 1861-62
1. Juarez and Mustachoo
2. From Last Nights Ball at the Tuileries
3. The King of Rome
III BOUCHOUT CASTLE, 1927
IV A MATTER FOR WOMEN, 1862-63
1. Partant pour le Mexique
2. The Archduke at Miramare
3. From the Correspondence — Incomplete — between Two Brothers
V BOUCHOUT CASTLE, 1927
VI “A PRETTY BOY THIS ARCHDUKE TURNED OUT TO BE” 1863
1. Brief Account of the Siege of Puebla
2. “That’s Correct, Mr. President”
3. The City and Its Vendors
VII BOUCHOUT CASTLE, 1927
VIII “MUST I LEAVE MY GOLDEN CRIB FOREVER?” 1863-64
1. Cittadella Accepts the Throne of Tours
"Camaron, Camaron"
3. From the Correspondence -- Incomplete -- between Two Brothers
IX BOUCHOUT CASTLE, 1927
X “MASSIMILIANO: NON TE FIDARE,” 1864-65
1. From Miramare to Mexico
2. With Your Heart Pierced by an Arrow
3. Scenes of Daily Life: Mexican Nothingness
XI BOUCHOUT CASTLE, 1927
XII. "We'll Call Him the Austrian" 1865
"He's Like Jelly"
"A Man of Letters"
3. The Emperor at Miravalle
XIII BOUCHOUT CASTLE, 1927
XIV AN EMPEROR WITHOUT AN EMPIRE, 1865-66
1. Court Chronicles
2. Seductions (I): “Not Even with a Thousand Hail Marys?”
3. From the Correspondence — Incomplete — between Two Brother
XV BOUCHOUT CASTLE, 1927
XVI ‘BYE-BYE, MAMA CARLOTA* 1866
1. On the Road to Paradise and Oblivion
2. The Manatee of Florida
3. Un Pericolo di Vita
XVII BOUCHOUT CASTLE, 1927
XVIII QUERETARO, 1866-67
1. In the Mousetrap
2. Cimex domesticus Queretari
3. Seductions (II): “Hold It, Hope...’
XIX BOUCHOUT CASTLE, 1927
XX LAS CAMPANAS HILL, 1867
1. The Traitorous Friend and the Princess on Her Knees
2. Ballad of the Coup de Grace
3. Saint Ursulas Black Eyes
XXI BOUCHOUT CASTLE, 1927
XXII “HISTORY WILL BE OUR JUDGE” 1872-1927
1. “What Are We Going to Do with You, Benito?”
2. The Last of the Mexicans
3. Ceremonial for the Execution of an Emperor
XXIII BOUCHOUT CASTLE, 1927
Acknowledgments
NEWS FROM THE EMPIRE
CONTENTS
Dedications
Staging
I BOUCHOUT CASTLE, 1927
II MAY YOU FIND YOURSELF BETWEEN NAPOLEONS, 1861-62
1. Juarez and Mustachoo
2. From Last Nights Ball at the Tuileries
3. The King of Rome
III BOUCHOUT CASTLE, 1927
IV A MATTER FOR WOMEN, 1862-63
1. Partant pour le Mexique
2. The Archduke at Miramare
3. From the Correspondence — Incomplete — between Two Brothers
V BOUCHOUT CASTLE, 1927
VI “A PRETTY BOY THIS ARCHDUKE TURNED OUT TO BE” 1863
1. Brief Account of the Siege of Puebla
2. “That’s Correct, Mr. President”
3. The City and Its Vendors
VII BOUCHOUT CASTLE, 1927
VIII “MUST I LEAVE MY GOLDEN CRIB FOREVER?” 1863-64
1. Cittadella Accepts the Throne of Tours
"Camaron, Camaron"
3. From the Correspondence -- Incomplete -- between Two Brothers
IX BOUCHOUT CASTLE, 1927
X “MASSIMILIANO: NON TE FIDARE,” 1864-65
1. From Miramare to Mexico
2. With Your Heart Pierced by an Arrow
3. Scenes of Daily Life: Mexican Nothingness
XI BOUCHOUT CASTLE, 1927
XII. "We'll Call Him the Austrian" 1865
"He's Like Jelly"
"A Man of Letters"
3. The Emperor at Miravalle
XIII BOUCHOUT CASTLE, 1927
XIV AN EMPEROR WITHOUT AN EMPIRE, 1865-66
1. Court Chronicles
2. Seductions (I): “Not Even with a Thousand Hail Marys?”
3. From the Correspondence — Incomplete — between Two Brother
XV BOUCHOUT CASTLE, 1927
XVI ‘BYE-BYE, MAMA CARLOTA* 1866
1. On the Road to Paradise and Oblivion
2. The Manatee of Florida
3. Un Pericolo di Vita
XVII BOUCHOUT CASTLE, 1927
XVIII QUERETARO, 1866-67
1. In the Mousetrap
2. Cimex domesticus Queretari
3. Seductions (II): “Hold It, Hope...’
XIX BOUCHOUT CASTLE, 1927
XX LAS CAMPANAS HILL, 1867
1. The Traitorous Friend and the Princess on Her Knees
2. Ballad of the Coup de Grace
3. Saint Ursulas Black Eyes
XXI BOUCHOUT CASTLE, 1927
XXII “HISTORY WILL BE OUR JUDGE” 1872-1927
1. “What Are We Going to Do with You, Benito?”
2. The Last of the Mexicans
3. Ceremonial for the Execution of an Emperor
XXIII BOUCHOUT CASTLE, 1927
Acknowledgments
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- Fernando Del Paso
