Las literaturas hispánicas: España

The volume gathers eleven contributions on the origins, evolution and function of female models in Western culture, from Greco-Roman texts to medieval and Renaissance literature. Organized in four thematic blocks, the book intends to elucidate how misogynistic discourse and its opposite are constructed in literary and didactical works dealing with feminine archetypes.

Prudence tiene seis años y está harta de recoger, de darse prisa, de obedecer... Por eso, cuando su madre la llama, ella prefiere escaparse a su propio mundo, un mundo hecho imágenes fantásticas y coloridas en el que no caben las palabras. Menos mal que el camino es de ida y vuelta...

El Cuento Semanal publicó unas trescientas novelas cortas de más de cien autores españoles contemporáneos en el período de 1907-1912.

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...