Cuento de Navidad tiene como protagonista al señor Scrooge, un hombre poco agradable que , a causa de su adicción al trabajo y a su solitaria vida, no celebra la Navidad.
Pero todo cambia cuando este personaje es sorprendido por el espíritu de Jacob Marley, su mejor amigo y socio, quien le anuncia la llegada de tres espíritus durante la noche de navidad, una predicción a la que Scrooge hace frente sin miedo.
Así, pues, aparece el espíritu del Pasado, quien le recuerda sus experiencias de la infancia y juveniles , el del Presente, quien se encarga de mostrarle cómo su empleado Bob Cratchit, a pesar de todos los obstáculos que le presenta su vida, deja de lado sus problemas para celebrar la navidad y, finalmente, el del Futuro, un espíritu mudo que opta por revelarle el destino que tienen las personas avaras, una realidad que consigue horrorizar a Scrooge , y lo lleva a transformarse en un hombre amable y generoso.
A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens, first published by Chapman & Hall on 19 December 1843. The story tells of bitter and miserly Ebenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation resulting from supernatural visits from Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. The novella met with instant success and critical acclaim.
The book was written and published in early Victorian Era Britain, a period when there was both strong nostalgia for old Christmas traditions and an initiation of new practices such as Christmas trees and greeting cards. Dickens's sources for the tale appear to be many and varied but are principally the humiliating experiences of his childhood, his sympathy for the poor, and various Christmas stories and fairy tales.
The tale has been viewed by critics as an indictment of 19th-century industrial capitalism. It has been credited with restoring the holiday to one of merriment and festivity in Britain and America after a period of sobriety and sombreness. A Christmas Carolremains popular, has never been out of print, and has been adapted to film, stage, opera, and other media multiple times.
Pero todo cambia cuando este personaje es sorprendido por el espíritu de Jacob Marley, su mejor amigo y socio, quien le anuncia la llegada de tres espíritus durante la noche de navidad, una predicción a la que Scrooge hace frente sin miedo.
Así, pues, aparece el espíritu del Pasado, quien le recuerda sus experiencias de la infancia y juveniles , el del Presente, quien se encarga de mostrarle cómo su empleado Bob Cratchit, a pesar de todos los obstáculos que le presenta su vida, deja de lado sus problemas para celebrar la navidad y, finalmente, el del Futuro, un espíritu mudo que opta por revelarle el destino que tienen las personas avaras, una realidad que consigue horrorizar a Scrooge , y lo lleva a transformarse en un hombre amable y generoso.
A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens, first published by Chapman & Hall on 19 December 1843. The story tells of bitter and miserly Ebenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation resulting from supernatural visits from Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. The novella met with instant success and critical acclaim.
The book was written and published in early Victorian Era Britain, a period when there was both strong nostalgia for old Christmas traditions and an initiation of new practices such as Christmas trees and greeting cards. Dickens's sources for the tale appear to be many and varied but are principally the humiliating experiences of his childhood, his sympathy for the poor, and various Christmas stories and fairy tales.
The tale has been viewed by critics as an indictment of 19th-century industrial capitalism. It has been credited with restoring the holiday to one of merriment and festivity in Britain and America after a period of sobriety and sombreness. A Christmas Carolremains popular, has never been out of print, and has been adapted to film, stage, opera, and other media multiple times.
