ELEODORA - LAS CONSECUENCIAS

Eleodora (1887) and Las consecuencias (1889) conform a singular example within Mercedes Cabello de Carboneras (1842- 1909) literary production, Though the usual critique tend to consider both as the same novel, because they share the same plot, there are manifold reasons to differentiate them, including their respective placements in different stages of the authors production. The former stands closer to the romantic drama, whilst the latter shows the marked naturalistic influence of the authors latest novels. Eleodora and Las consecuencias may be regarded as a rewriting process, thus revealing the strategies used for constructing the new aesthetics