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La clarisa

La clarisa

Elizabeth Gaskell

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Rosetta Edu
Año de edición:
2025
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Ficción histórica
ISBN:
9781836471387
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Una historia gótica de amor, venganza y redención de una de las más grandes narradoras victorianas.La clarisa, de Elizabeth Gaskell, es una novela inquietante que mezcla lo sobrenatural con lo profundamente humano. Publicada por primera vez en 1856, esta apasionante historia comienza con un acto de crueldad que pone en marcha una aterradora maldición, condenando a una joven inocente a ser ensombrecida por su propio doble. Solo a través de la intercesión de una humilde monja clarisa puede el ciclo de venganza y desesperación encontrar una esperanza de liberación.Con su escalofriante atmósfera, sus temas de justicia y perdón y sus inolvidables personajes, La clarisa muestra el talento de Gaskell para combinar el suspense gótico con una profunda reflexión moral. Los lectores amantes de clásicos góticos como Frankenstein de Mary Shelley o las historias de fantasmas de Sheridan Le Fanu encontrarán en esta novela los mismos pasajes escalofriantes junto a una conmovedora meditación sobre la fe, la culpa y la redención.Perfecta para los aficionados a la literatura victoriana, la ficción sobrenatural y el romance gótico, esta edición ofrece una historia atemporal que aún resuena entre los lectores modernos. Tanto si descubres a Elizabeth Gaskell como si vuelves a ella con nuevos ojos, La clarisa es una historia poderosa, espeluznante e inolvidable sobre la oscuridad del corazón humano y la luz que puede vencerla. 10

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