Historias

Research on Spanish in the United States is intended for use in courses, as well as by scholars and researchers interested in the area. The 29 original articles are organized into sections on interpreting; historical perspectives; borrowings of words and phrases; codeswitching, narratives, and discourse; sociolinguistics and pragmatics; phonology, morphology, and syntax; and language attitudes and planning. Many of the chapters focus on regional aspects of Spanish in the US, ranging from sociolinguistic issues among Dominicans in New York and Cubans in Miami to the adoption and adaptation of...

Now available again, this lively and accessible introduction to one of the world's most beloved artists is filled with color illustrations, fascinating biographical information, and insight into Picasso's artistic development. What did Spain look like when Picasso was born? What kind of community did he grow up in? What was his studio like? Who were the people who had the most influence on his art? The answers to these and other questions help bring into focus the Spanish artist's brilliant career and his influence on 20th-century art. Color reproductions of Picasso's masterpieces are...

La producción artística de Hispania, desde la Prehistoria a la época visigótica, una larguísima etapa del arte que floreció en la Península. El arte propio de la etapa de formación de Tartessos, el origen del arte ibérico, la incidencia de cartagineses y romanos en la arquitectura y la urbanística son, entre otros, los asuntos tratados.

Composiciones bajo tierra aborda aspectos clave de la abstracción prehispánica tal como resuenan en diferentes momentos del arte moderno y contemporáneo. De esta manera, los textiles andinos, los atuendos propios de las ceremonias selk’nam, y las líneas de Nasca son abordados a la luz de la enseñanza y obra del artista alemán Josef Albers, la abstracción geométrica de comienzos del siglo XX, y el Land Art norteamericano, respectivamente. La mirada detrás de estos textos no es la del teórico o historiador del arte, sino la del artista visual, por lo que las interpretaciones que...