El cuento hispánico

Unique in coverage, this comprehensive one-volume anthology of Latin American literatures—from pre-Colombian times to the present—covers not only the authors accepted within the literary canon, but innovative contemporary voices that are now breaking the ethnocentric mold. It features detailed historical introductions to each period and writer, selections drawn from literary, historical, and socio-political contexts, and instructional aids that make the language accessible and encourage critical thinking. For anyone interested in Spanish literature.

Seminar paper del año 2004 en eltema Romanística - Español, literatura, cultura general, Nota: 1,15, Universität des Saarlandes (Fachrichtung 4.2 Romanistik), Materia: Raquel, die Jüdin von Toledo, 5 Citas bibliográficas, Idioma: Español, Resumen: La relación amorosa del rey español Alfonso VIII con una judía, llamada Fermosa, despierta gran interés desde hace siglos. Se trata de una historia, cuya autenticidad nunca ha sido comprobada pero, a pesar de esto, se ha convertido en tema principal de obras dramáticas, poemas narrativos y novelas tanto de autores españoles como de...

Join Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn and their friends as they go on a series of exciting adventures on the Mississippi River. Find out what happens when they witness a murder, hide on an island, and how getting lost in a cave leads to the discovery of a great treasure... This reader uses the Expansive Reading approach, where the text becomes a springboard to improve language skills and to explore historical background, cultural connections and other topics suggested by the text. As well as the story, written and recorded in American English, this reader contains : A biography of Mark Twain ; A...

Developed for beginning and intermediate-level courses, Graded Spanish Reader: Primera etapa features works by renowned Spanish and Latin American literary figures, including prominent women writers. Selections of fiction, poetry, and drama are supported by a comprehensive pre-reading and post-reading apparatus designed to engage students as readers, writers, and speakers of the Spanish language. Brief discussion of literary figures and tropes prepares students to understand the meaning and function of figurative language. Biographical sketches and cultural context provides students with a...

CONTENIDO: Las Islas que no vio Aristóteles - Costumbres imperiales - Los idiomas portátiles - Las manos servían de lengua - Felipillo y otras gentes de su oficio - Zambambú, morenica de Congo - Ideas del doctor Barot - Recelos seglares - Las decisiones de don Carlos - El español europeo - Corán, Talmud y Biblia - Tiempos de tormentas - Las guerras idiomáticas - La estrategia londinense - Acuerdo de paz - Lo que se debe a la escuela - Dónde esta el español - Las tribulaciones de la tribu - Lengua y ciencia - Imagen del futuro - La primera de Táriq ben Ziyad - La hora de los...