Un beso antes de dormir

A collection of poems, including "The Massacre," "No Harm Shall Come," "Touched," "Evensong," and "Amberose Triste"

This collection of essays presents views on Don Quijote by noted Latin American philosophers, historians, sociologists, poets, and novelists. It intends to make the student of Hispanic culture aware of the profound love and admiration that Hispanic America has always demonstrated toward Cervantes and his masterpiece. Until now, the contributions of Latin American intellectuals to Cervantine studies have largely been ignored in publications in the United States. Written in Spanish, this text will be useful to the student and scholar of Hispanic literature and Latin American Studies.

Rusty James ha conseguido salir adelante pero ha pagado un precio muy alto. Las pequeñas escaramuzas que pronto se convirtieron en asuntos graves, las drogas, las amenazas a la vuelta de cada esquina, el brillo del acero y el olor de la sangre, los reformatorios, también las fiestas salvajes y las chicas. Y al fondo de todo la muerte de un buen amigo que marcó su vida para siempre. Los personajes de La ley de la calle -llevada al cine por Francis Ford Coppola como Rumble Fish- están llenos de humanidad y sentimientos, al igual que los protagonistas de Rebeldes, la primera novela con la...

Fernan Gonzalez lived from about AD 910 to 970. The popular image of him is of a fearsome warrior who gave his people protection from their enemies (both Muslim and Christian), and a wise and respected lord who enabled them to live in security and harmony. He was generally accepted to have played a strategic role in achieving independence for Castile and freeing it from dominance by the kingdom of Leon. The Poema de Fernan Gonzalez was composed (by an unknown author) in the mid-thirteenth century as an enduring celebration of his triumphs and account of his life and deeds. Fact and legend...