Historia de la crítica literaria en Colombia 1850 - 1950

Book offers a close philosophical look at José Enrique Rodó's ARIELISM, an important component of modernism in Latin American history. The images of Ariel and Caliban come to life as the author analyz-es Rodó's book, Ariel, in context of history and literature. In the face of general Latin American failure, the author looks for answers in cultural mechanisms which are inherent to Latin American history.

This book explores the most recent critical and theoretical approaches in the field of Chicano studies from an interdisciplinary perspective. The contributions go back to the 4th International Conference on Chicano Literature which took place in Sevilla in May 2004. They deal with a wide variety of topics and approach the subject from diverse viewpoints. Some examine specific literary texts by major Chicano authors from feminist, comparative and close-reading approaches, others discuss ideological and cultural issues like folklore, ethnicity, identity, sexuality or stereotypes, while yet...

La literatura «religiosa» vende. Por eso cada año se publican cientos de libros, novelas, ensayos y relatos que tienen que ver con lo religioso en sentido amplio: misterio, fantasía, "thriller" con personajes sobrenaturales o con secretos de la Biblia o del Vaticano, magia, seres mitológicos, personas con poderes, temas de ocultismo, profecías, escenas apocalípticas relacionadas con el fin del mundo o desastres ecológicos. Todo lo que esté relacionado con lo misterioso, mágico, mitológico y religioso vende mucho. La gente lo compra, lo lee y más tarde muchos de esos temas aparecen ...

A little boy named Dula wants to be the fastest runner. He works skinning fish and, each morning, along with the other child laborers, he tries to win and get to his job first. Sometimes he does it, but not always, depending on whether he had anything to eat the night before. This book provides an excellent way to discuss poverty and its consequences in other countries.