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.

Para los estudiantes de lengua, el presente libro Los tiempos verbales ofrece un sencillo método que les permite dominar las 3 conjugaciones con sólo aprender 9 “fórmulas introductorias” (una para cada tiempo simple) y las 8 relaciones entre los tiempos simples y los compuestos. Se explica además el uso básico de cada tiempo, así como las dificultades más habituales de acentuación, ortografía y conjugación de ciertos verbos de uso frecuente. Para los profesionales de la lengua o los estudiantes avanzados, el libro ofrece un exhaustivo estudio del uso matizado de los tiempos (se...

Mujeres Millionarias inspires all women to think more powerfully about money and success and to be motivated by confidence, pride and a belief in their own ability to manage it. Women will learn to enjoy the process of accumulating wealth and achieving success without the guilt and fear they traditionally experienced. The authors researched a simple question: If the formula for making money and building wealth could be distilled down to one thing, what would it be? The answers, from women like Lillian Vernon and Mary Kay, include ideas for investing wisely or starting a business. These and...

This collection of Latin-American literature features short stories of revenge and hope, love and death, written by established masters as well as by new voices.

In Spanish. This volume, while including many of the usual anthology pieces from Spanish poetry, provides a sampling of the major genres of poetry associated with Spains older literary traditions, omitting only the classical epic. In addition to English prose translations, this collection also includes a seventeen-page introduction intended to define the genres and to indicate briefly the lines along which they developed. Includes selections from these poets of the Renaissance: Juan Boscn, Cristbal de Castillejo, Garcilaso de la Vega, Gutierre de Cetina, Francisco de la Torre, Hernando de...