Download or read book Wisdom of Eccentric Old Men written by Peter Anthony Bly and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2004-11-04 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bly's principal revelation is that Galdós deliberately and consistently used this secondary type to emphasize the significance of the major plot developments and to underline the strengths or weaknesses of principal characters. In filling these roles the eccentric old men develop from comic shallow types into more complex secondary characters, men of insight and wisdom, who occupy a pivotal position in the novels.