La construcción de la modernidad en la literatura española

In Gronjor, a world that's half light and half shadow, a group of hunters traverse the untamed dark side. They're headed towards the labyrinth, the most savage zone on the planet, populated by wild animals that work to throw center-seekers off their path. Gronjor's delicate equilibrium depends on this cruel process of selection controlled by the sorcerer Milosh. There's little cause for hope, except for a prophecy that speaks of an imminent change...

This edition comprises selected examples of the Cuban writer Ofelia Rodriguez Acosta' s prose, including her best known novel and samples of her short stories, essays and journalism works. These texts range from raw realism to lyrical exaltation; from the direct portayal of the historical moment to the meticulous insight of the human psyche. Her peculiar naturalism bloomed under the influence of the philosophical currents of her times, encompassing echoes of Positivism, but after a passionate discussion against Existentialism her writing steerer towards the Latin American avant-garde...

This book offers the first panoramic study on the development and characteristics of the literary-journalistic genre of spectator periodicals in Hispanic America and Brazil. After contextualizing these publications within the emancipation processes of 19th-century American Enlightenment, it explores the new coexistence modes and esthetics they disseminated.

Aquest estudi es proposa recuperar la sàtira de la tradicional postergació a què s'ha vist sotmesa en els últims temps. En contrast amb les tendències crítiques que han proclamat la decadència del satíric dins de la narrativa contemporània, es pot afirmar que la sàtira ha experimentat un ressorgiment, ja que és més que mai una manera inestable, híbrida i alliberada d'anyenques prescripcions teòriques. A fi de demostrar aquest plantejament, aquest estudi enfoca la qüestió des d'una perspectiva comparatista que aborda l'anàlisi del rellevant paper exercit pel satíric en...