Racismo y sociedad en la Barranquilla de Marvel Moreno

Although the three authors studied, Ana Maria Matute, Carmen Martin Gaite, and Esther Tusquets, are sophisticated intellectuals, they have chosen fairy tales and texts from other marginalized genres originally for female consumption (such as the novela rosa and the Hollywood women's picture) as the major intertexts in their novels for adults as well as in their fictions for children. Against the backdrop feminist theory and recent critical studies of fairy tales and children's literature, Solino studies the works of these authors as "gendered texts." Solino's book opens with a chapter that...

The evening that everyone has been waiting for has finally come. Heinrich Heine's "El pobre Pedro" will be performed on stage, by children for children. The young actors are getting ready for their grand entrance, while the theater-goers are streaming in. The curtain goes up and the story begins, the story of how Peter doesn't get Greta. It's dramatic, exciting, and sometimes even funny. By looking at the pictures, the reader can see how the audience reacts. They are either surprised, appaled, or amused. In his picture book for children, Peter Schössow adapts this old tale of love and...

If the flame on your dragon went out, would you know what to do? Luckily, the answer can be found right in this book! It's ideal for reading aloud since it combines a mixture of script and print writing.

Alfanhuí era amigo de los lagartos y del gallo de una veleta que le enseñó mucho sobre los colores. Estudió con un taxidermista cuya criada se puso verde y se murió. Alfanhuí vive las aventuras como espectador que las adapta a una cotidianeidad fantástica en la que nada es estridente. Entre una y otra andanza va creciendo el protagonista, cual Lazarillo moderno, entre los viejos pueblos y la polvorientas rutas que pinta magistralmente Sánchez Ferlosio. La presente edición, además de fijar el texto y ofrecernos un excelente estudio preliminar, añade la anotación necesaria para...