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An elucidation in Spanish of the dramatic intentions and accomplishments of the two best imitators of the inspired craftsmanship of Pedro Calderón de la Barca, this is the first monograph to be published on Rojas Zorilla and Moreto for at least two decades. Following an introductory section, in which she discusses and compares the differing attitudes and methods of the two dramatists, the author concentrates on their respective achievements in the genres which they practiced with enthusiasm and ability. Among the comedies and serious secular plays selected for analysis are not only their...

La imagen de Hemingway como tipo duro no goza de gran estima en la cultura actual, mucho más suave, pero su prosa resulta tan fresca hoy en día como cuando le convirtió en un revolucionario del estilo a principios del siglo XX. Junto a Fitzgerald y Faulkner parece encarnar algo esencialmente norteamericano: contribuyó a crear una literatura típicamente estadounidense que alcanzó la madurez de golpe. Puede que Norteamérica deba volver a incorporar a su psique la idea de Hemingway de la «gracia bajo presión». En Hemingway en 90 minutos Paul Strathern nos ofrece un relato tan conciso...

The author of short stories, novels and essays, Benítez Rojo is an atypical intellectual in the panorama of Cuban exile because he offers an original perspective of the past, present and future conflicts of this troubled and complex area. This literary biography tells of his journey from his emergence in the Cuban intellectual world in 1967 to his death in Amherst, Massachusetts, in 2005.

The alcalde of Andujar during the reign of Henry IV of Castile (1454-1474), Escavias was also a historian, a poet, and a counselor to the king. Based on unpublished documents, this volume discusses the various aspects of his life and demonstrates conclusively that he was the author of Hechos de Miguel Lucas de Iranzo. In addition, the volume presents the most important sections of his unpublished Repertorio de principes.