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An examination of the form and significance of the 56 short narratives of Ramon Gomez de la Serna, based on a review of his own theoretical views on narrative, derived from his essays, prologues and vignettes, related in turn to theories of the modern novella developed by Gillespie et al.

A study of the relationship betwen court festivity and theatre in 16c Spain. Dr Ferrer Valls studies the relationship between court festivity and theatre in the sixteenth century, placing special emphasis on staging. She argues that throughout the reign of Philip II court spectacle perpetuates the complicated staging of traditional performances, but with greater emphasis on their dramatic aspects and on the use of music and song. In the first two decades of the seventeenth century, and above all in specific plays by Lope de Vega, court spectacles come to reflect also the influence of Italian...

A collection of histrorical studies of Mexican-American theater by Jorge Huerta, Nicolas Kanellos, Tomas Ybarra-Frausto and others. Pieces include interviews, essays and vaudeville skits from the 1930s to the 1950s and an exclusive interview of Luis Valdez.

Aquest volum estudia l'impacte del viatge en la memòria històrica i en la consciència col·lectiva nord-americana. Per això s'analitza aquest element com a recurs narratiu en set novel·les (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Awakening, Winesburg, Ohio, The Grapes of Wrath, The Catcher in the Rye, On the Road i The Sot-Weed Factor) amb la finalitat de determinar les peculiaritats de cadascuna i els elements en comú, que donen les claus d'interpretació dels valors d'identitat nacional. En aquestes obres de ficció, es descriu Amèrica del Nord com el procés i l'obertura a noves...