Literatura de la Independencia, independencia de la literatura

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...

Las leyendas no son de nadie y son de todos. Porque nos relatan hechos que sucedieron hace muchisimo tiempo, cuando los hombrestodavia no sabian leer ni escribir, asi que las historias se contaban y la gente las guardaba en la memoria para despues contarselas a otros.A quien no le gusta que le cuenten historias? Historias que han venido rodando de fogon en fogon, de boca en boca, hilandose ydeshilandose, segun la astucia de cada narrador.Como las que contaba dona Ciriaca Gomez, pastelitos de arrope, trocito de panal lleno de miel, higos y tunas de por medio. Historiasque Cristina Bajo, de...

Each title in this series, created by teachers and writers, provides a complete and thoughtful analysis of several of the most valuable works of world literature. Intended as a starting point for a better understanding and appreciation of literature, each analysis also imparts information about the author, social and historical background information, structure and traditions of literary genres, facts about characters, and a bibliography to encourage further intellectual exploration. Esta coleccion es una herramienta indispensable para el estudio y analisis de obras clasicas de la literatura...

Don Catrín de la Fachenda is a picaresque novel by the Mexican writer José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi (1776-1827), best known as the author of El periquillo sarniento (The Itching Parrot), often called the first Latin American novel. Don Catrín is three things at once: a rakish pícaro in the tradition of the picaresque; a catrín, a dandy or fop; and a criollo, a person born in the New World and belonging to the same dominant class as their Spanish-born parents but relegated to a secondary status. The novel interrogates then current ideas about the supposed innateness of race and...