La Española - Isla de Encuentros / Hispaniola - Island of Encounters

En la Republica Democratica Alemana, pese a la inexistencia oficial de delitos violentos, proliferaron las series literarias policiales de aparicion periodica, a la venta en quioscos. Empleando un esquema policiaco, los autores germano-orientales debian saber cumplir con la doble exigencia, respetar las directrices estatales, que insistian en la imagen tambien literaria de un pais estable, seguro y carente de criminalidad, y las imposiciones propias del genero, necesitado de un delito, todo ello sin defraudar a un publico expectante que ansiaba suspense, misterio y entretenimiento. Los...

In this book we're invited to choose words randomly, to count syllables, to let the stress in the words make its music, to give in to the meaning of words, to become readers of poetry, to spread the verses in Spanish that are ours and everybody's. Many wrongly believe that verses are written in a state of agitation, enthusiasm, or near-dementia, but, to the benefit of those trying to write their first poem, Hiriart proves that this is hardly ever the case. Great examples of poetry from classic and contemporary authors, and anecdotes and dialogues of great wit and precision, make this volume a ...

La poes�a espa�ola disidente de la posguerra civil y su relaci�n con el tema del exilio es el foco de estudio de este libro. Al situar tal poes�a firmemente en su contexto sociohist�rico, se pretende ampliar la cr�tica de dicho campo, tradicionalmente dada a considerar las posibles preocupaciones metaf�sicas y est�ticas de los poetas. Tomando como marco de referencia la teor�a literaria contempor�nea, con especial �nfasis en los modelos psicoanal�ticos y marxistas, se analiza la obra de tres poetas en particular: Francisco Brines, Jos� Angel Valente y Jos� Manuel...

Gabriel García Márquez is considered one of the most significant authors in the Spanish language. Rising to prominence with One Hundred Years of Solitude, his fiction is widely read and studied throughout the world. This invaluable Guide gives a wide-ranging but in-depth survey of the global debate over García Márquez's fiction. It explores the major critical responses to his key works, devoting two whole chapters to One Hundred Years of Solitude. It also examines García Márquez's lesser-known short fiction, his place in the Boom, magical realism and his influence on other writers. Jay...