Sobre la escritura. Francis Scott Fitzgerald

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...

Annotation Between 1605 and 1621, Quevedo wrote a sequence of five "Dreams" or "Visions" "(Suenos y discursos), in each of which he hilariously envisions Spanish society as populated by people rightfully condemned to Hell. These astonishingly witty and irreverent satires of contemporary Spanish culture, morality, prejudice and religious fanaticism, were composed in a style as allusive, elliptical and equivocal as to successfully entertain both those who barely understood their full range and import, and others who celebrated the poet's rebellious insinuations. Censorship prohibited the...

Volumen 2: España is the second text in the series Las literaturas hispánicas: Introducción a su estudio. It contains examples of poetry, short stories, essays, novels, and plays by major literary figures of Spain from the Middle Ages to today. The book can be used along with Volumen 1, which provides a foundation for the reading and understanding of various literary genres in their cultural contexts.

Este libro estudia el género de las adivinanzas desde dos miradas –la española y la mexicana– representaciones de dos tradiciones hispánicas, mostrando lo que las acerca y lo que las aleja, las semejanzas y las diferencias, en sus variantes, en su temática, en su léxico, en su estilo, en su métrica o en su estructura. Estas dos tradiciones se han armonizado a través de los siglos, como testimonio de un encuentro que ha resultado afortunado y que es muestra de la riqueza y versatilidad de un patrimonio cultural, más allá de los límites temporales y espaciales. Si en España es...