BEHIND THE CLOSED DOORS: DOMESTIC SPACES IN WENCESLAO AYGUALS DE IZCO

Abstract

The purpose of this work is to approach the subject of domestic spaces as a very significant element in Ayguals de Izco´s novels, an element he uses to represent the reality of different spheres of Spanish society, measure inequalities and oppose the rich and poor. It is also an approach to the study of the relationships established between space and the characters that inhabit it. Our analysis is based on his famous trilogy (María o la hija de un jornalero, La marquesa de Bellaflor o el niño de la Inclusa, El palacio de los crímenes o el pueblo y sus opresores) and three other novels: Pobres y ricos o la bruja de Madrid, Los pobres de Madrid and La justicia divina o el hijo del deshonor.