Line #15 Literature/Amalia


1	''Amalia'' is an Argentinian [[{{Romanticism}} romantic]] OlderThanRadio {{doorstopper}} novel by Creator/JoséMármol, depicting the ArgentinanCivilWar in the XIX century from the perspective of an unitarian hero.
2	The plot is about the romance between the widow Amalia and the [[LaResistance unitarian rebel]] Eduardo Belgrano, descendant of the national hero ManuelBelgrano, who was trying to escape the prosecution of [[PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny La Mazorca]], and was injured by a {{gaucho}} ambush when he was attempting to reunite with the troops who fight against Rosas. Eduardo is saved by his friend Daniel Bello, a MagnificentBastard who leads him to his cousin's Amalia house, a tucumanian twenty years widow whom has a house in Barracas, in the suburbs of BuenosAires.
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4	Nace un romance entre Amalia y Eduardo, mientras se suceden muchas peripecias en la ciudad y sus alrededores, lo cual da oportunidad al autor para presentar el accionar de distintas figuras históricas como el gobernador Rosas, su hija Manuelita, su hermana Agustina Rosas, su cuñada Josefa Ezcurra, el representante inglés míster Mandeville, funcionarios, representatives y bufones del régimen de Rosas. Belgrano y Amalia deciden casarse para, una vez repuesto él de sus heridas, huir los dos a Montevideo. Sin embargo, esbirros de la Mazorca —fuerza de choque del gobierno rosista— irrumpen en la quinta y los matan a los dos.
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6	%%As many adventures take place in the city and its surroundings, romance flourishes between Amalia and Eduardo. This allows the author to show the actions of various historical figures such as Governor Rosas, his daughter Manuelita, his sister Agustina Rosas, his sister-in-law Josefa Ezcurra, the English representative Mr. Mandeville. Belgrano and Amalia decide to marry so that, once he has recovered from his wounds, they can flee to Montevideo. However, henchmen of La Mazorca - shock force of the Rosista government - break into the farm and kill them both.
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9	!!Tropes:
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11	* {{Bandito}}: The gauchos here qualify under this trope.
12	* BolivianArmyEnding: Eduardo and Amalia’s house is stormed by Rosas’s troops, and both get killed.
13	* ByronicHero: sort of with Daniel Bello, a unitarian gentleman allied to the Buenos Aires federals; and at a certain point with Eduardo Belgrano, who is a passionate, inteligent and handsome guy prosecuted by the SecretPolice for his unitarian support.
14	* {{Doorstopper}}: The book is overly long and at times thoroughly detailed, although overall is an entertaining book.
15	%%* GeneralRipper: Juan Manuel de Rosas.
16	* {{Gaucho}}: the followers of Rosas, here in the [[{{bandito}} malevo]] side of the trope.
17	* GuileHero: Daniel Bello- he is a cunning gentleman and politician who bests the Mazorca to aid his friend Eduardo.
18	* HappilyEverAfter: subverted. The Mazorca ruins the plans of Amalia and Eduardo to run away after being married.
19	%%* IdealHero: Eduardo Belgrano
20	* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Amalia and Eduardo.
21	* LaResistance: the unitarians trying to escape to Uruguay
22	* ThePampas: somewhat averted in this book, as it takes place in Buenos Aires rather than the rural areas. But at the same time, the Gauchos are the representatives of the feral land.
23	* PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny: the Santa Federación ("The Holy Federation") is ruled by General Ripper and the [[SecretPolice Mazorca]] agents.
24	* SecretPolice: La Mazorca.

Context Literature / Amalia