Edici n de Gregorio Torres Nebrera, catedr tico de Literatura Espa ola en la Universidad de Extremadura. En las p ginas de La Regenta se recrea un gran fresco narrativo sobre la sociedad burguesa y urbana, dominada por la nobleza decadente, el clero ego sta y la pol tica caciquil, centrado en la seducci n y el adulterio de una dama, Ana Ozores, representativa de aquella sociedad. Influido por la escuela naturalista fundamentada en Zola y Maupassant, pero anclado a n en argumentos rom nticos, Leopoldo Alas Clar n escribi la que ha sido considerada como la mejor novela del siglo XIX espa ol. Esta edici n incluye una introducci n que contextualiza la obra, un aparato de notas, una cronolog a y una bibliograf a esencial, as como tambi n varias propuestas de discusi n y debate en torno a la lectura. Estuvo a su cuidado Gregorio Torres Nebrera, catedr tico de literatura espa ola de la Universidad de Extremadura. Cuanto m s nos acercamos al t rmino de nuestra ambici n, m s distante parece el objeto deseado. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Married to the retired magistrate of Vetusta, Ana Ozores cares deeply for her much older husband but feels stifled by the monotony of her life in the shabby and conservative provincial town. And when she embarks on a quest for fulfillment through religion and even adultery, a bitter struggle begins between a powerful priest and a would-be Don Juan for the passionate young woman's body and soul. Scandalizing contemporary Spain when it was first published in 1885, with its searing critique of the Church and its frank treatment of sex, La Regenta is a compelling and witty depiction of the complacent and frivolous world of upper-class society. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.