New Perspectives on Arabian Nights

Los mejores libros jamás escritos. «Alguno me dirá que todo es una ilusión, y es verdad; pero es una ilusión inocente, agradable, provechosa.» El amplio abanico de intereses, la actitud sostenidamente crítica y al tiempo conciliadora, la constante búsqueda de soluciones a los problemas de su país convierten la obra de Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos en un tesoro que abarca las mayores preocupaciones de los reformistas españoles. Tanto su inquietud intelectual como su voluntad transformadora se traducen en un esfuerzo de estilo, erudición, serenidad y elegancia en la escritura que...

Richly informed by contemporary sociological theory, Manuel de Jesus Hernandez El colonialismo interno en la narrativa chicana distinguishes between the assimilationist and the internal colonialism models of Mexican American society and culture. The author applies the internal colonialism model for the first time to the representation of Chicanos found in their narrative literature. Among the categories of narrative discussed are the espacio pochista, the migrante, and the indigenista. The book is a signal advance in the sociology of Chicano narrative and its application to significant...

Juan's father, a fisherman, is caught in a storm and returns very ill. Guided by his friend, the Moon, Juan takes a magical trip to the bottom of the sea and recaptures his father's health from an ornery octopus.

"The first major study on the works of the Mexican novelist, âAngeles Mastretta, demonstrating the rich complexity and range of the author's fiction and essays"--Provided by publisher.