A Comparative History of Literatures in the Iberian Peninsula

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Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027288399
Total Pages : 766 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Book Synopsis A Comparative History of Literatures in the Iberian Peninsula by : Fernando Cabo Aseguinolaza

Download or read book A Comparative History of Literatures in the Iberian Peninsula written by Fernando Cabo Aseguinolaza and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2010-05-26 with total page 766 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Comparative History of Literatures in the Iberian Peninsula is the second comparative history of a new subseries with a regional focus, published by the Coordinating Committee of the International Comparative Literature Association. As its predecessor for East-Central Europe, this two-volume history distances itself from traditional histories built around periods and movements, and explores, from a comparative viewpoint, a space considered to be a powerful symbol of inter-literary relations. Both the geographical pertinence and its symbolic condition are obviously discussed, when not even contested. Written by an international team of researchers who are specialists in the field, this history is the first attempt at applying a comparative approach to the plurilingual and multicultural literatures in the Iberian Peninsula. The aim of comprehensiveness is abandoned in favor of a diverse and extensive array of key issues for a comparative agenda. A Comparative History of Literatures in the Iberian Peninsula undermines the primacy claimed for national and linguistic boundaries, and provides a geo-cultural account of literary inter-systems which cannot otherwise be explained.

Postmodernism’s Role in Latin American Literature

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Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230107931
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (31 download)

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Book Synopsis Postmodernism’s Role in Latin American Literature by : H. Weldt-Basson

Download or read book Postmodernism’s Role in Latin American Literature written by H. Weldt-Basson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-06-21 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Augusto Roa Bastos (1917-2005), winner of the prestigious Cervantes prize, is one of the most important Latin American writers of the twentieth century. This commemorative collection consists of articles by nine scholars reflecting upon the postmodern nature of the Paraguayan author s literary production and his place in world literature. The volume includes articles on the author s screenplays, his masterpiece, the dictator novel I The Supreme, his short stories, feminist approaches to Roa Bastos s novels, reflections on the writer s Guarani poetry, and a study of the complex, intertextual relationships between his novel El fiscal and his other texts.

El Monstruo

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Publisher : Bold Type Books
ISBN 13 : 1568586116
Total Pages : 516 pages
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Book Synopsis El Monstruo by : John Ross

Download or read book El Monstruo written by John Ross and published by Bold Type Books. This book was released on 2009-11-24 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Ross has been living in the old colonial quarter of Mexico City for the last three decades, a rebel journalist covering Mexico and the region from the bottom up. He is filled with a gnawing sense that his beloved Mexico City's days as the most gargantuan, chaotic, crime-ridden, toxically contaminated urban stain in the western world are doomed, and the monster he has grown to know and love through a quarter century of reporting on its foibles and tragedies and blight will be globalized into one more McCity. El Monstruo is a defense of place and the history of that place. No one has told the gritty, vibrant histories of this city of 23 million faceless souls from the ground up, listened to the stories of those who have not been crushed, deconstructed the Monstruo's very monstrousness, and lived to tell its secrets. In El Monstruo, Ross now does.

A Billion Years

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982185767
Total Pages : 336 pages
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The Prosecutor

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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1683930355
Total Pages : 305 pages
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Book Synopsis The Prosecutor by : Augusto Roa Bastos

Download or read book The Prosecutor written by Augusto Roa Bastos and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-02-20 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Prosecutor is the third novel of a trilogy written by the internationally famous Paraguayan author Augusto Roa Bastos. It was preceded by the novels Son of Man and I The Supreme. Together these three works contemplate what the author has termed “the monotheism of power.” The Prosecutor explores the atrocities of the Alfredo Stroessner dictatorship in Paraguay, which lasted from 1954 to 1989. Through connections with important Paraguayan historical figures, such as Francisco Solano López, the novel links the protagonist to Paraguay’s past as he struggles to give meaning to his life by assassinating the dictator and freeing the Paraguayan people. Combining autobiography, detective fiction, historical novel and philosophy, the novel examines the question of whether one man has the right to judge another. A provocative introduction and comprehensive notes by Helene Carol Weldt-Basson illuminate this translation of one of Roa Bastos’s most important works.

Behind the Curtains

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Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780231068888
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (688 download)

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Book Synopsis Behind the Curtains by : Carmen Martín Gaite

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Journal of a Voyage to Peru

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 402 pages
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Book Synopsis Journal of a Voyage to Peru by : Charles Brand

Download or read book Journal of a Voyage to Peru written by Charles Brand and published by . This book was released on 1828 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A British naval officer's evocative account of a stormy winter crossing of the Andes he made by mule and by foot in 1827. Brand travelled to Peru via Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo and Buenos Aires. His journal comments on Rio's slave market (pp 12-15), the botanical gardens and social life (including a detailed description of the imperial family), Pampa Indians, ladies of Santiago de Chile and Lima, a bullfight at Mendoza, the black washerwomen of Buenos Aires, South American houses, etc. He also visited the Juan Fernandez islands. The appendix comprises detailed climatic observations and critical observations and critical reports of Andean posthouses.

Christ Versus Arizona

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Publisher : Dalkey Archive Press
ISBN 13 : 1564783413
Total Pages : 290 pages
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Book Synopsis Christ Versus Arizona by : Camilo José Cela

Download or read book Christ Versus Arizona written by Camilo José Cela and published by Dalkey Archive Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christ versus Arizona turns on the events in 1881 that surrounded the shootout at the OK Corral, where Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and Virgil and Morgan Earp fought the Clantons and the McLaurys. Set against a backdrop of an Arizona influenced by the Mexican Revolution and the westward expansion of the United States, the story is a bravura performance by the 1989 Nobel Prize-winning author. A monologue by the naive, unreliable, and uneducated Wendell L. Espana, the book weaves together hundreds of characters and a torrent of interconnected anecdotes, some true, some fabricated. Wendell s story is a document of the vast array of ills that welcomed the dawning of the twentieth century, ills that continue to shape our world in the new millennium."

The Setting Sun and the Rolling World

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Publisher : Beacon Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807083215
Total Pages : 214 pages
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Book Synopsis The Setting Sun and the Rolling World by : Charles Mungoshi

Download or read book The Setting Sun and the Rolling World written by Charles Mungoshi and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moving and provocative short stories that explore the strained relations between parent and child, husband an wife, brothers, and friends, as traditional values of rural Africa clash with ambitions of urban life.

The Power of Latino Leadership

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Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1609948890
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (99 download)

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Book Synopsis The Power of Latino Leadership by : Juana Bordas

Download or read book The Power of Latino Leadership written by Juana Bordas and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2013-05-06 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embracing diversity, valuing people, taking action Over 50 million Latinos live in the United States, and it’s estimated that by 2050 one in three of the US population will be Hispanic. What does it take to lead such a varied and vibrant people who hail from twenty-two different countries and are a blend of different races? And what can leaders of all cultures and ethnicities learn from how Latinos lead? Juana Bordas takes us on a journey to the very heart and soul of Latino leadership. She offers ten principles that richly illustrate the inclusive, people-oriented, socially responsible, and life-affirming way Latinos have led their communities. Bordas includes the voices and experiences of other distinguished Latino leaders and vivid dichos (traditional sayings) that illustrate positive aspects of the Latino culture. This unprecedented book illustrates powerful and distinctive lessons that will inform leaders of every background. “America grows more diverse by the day. Leaders want to understand and motivate those they lead but may feel intimidated by the complex history and culture of Latinos in America. Juana Bordas has written a handbook for making sense of it all. The Power of Latino Leadership helps the reader decode the coming America and the changing workforce.” —Ray Suarez, Senior Correspondent, PBS News Hour, and former host, Talk of the Nation, NPR “Bordas has mentored generations of young Hispanics throughout her distinguished career. [Here] she presents a compelling case for how the strengths Hispanics bring to the table...can infuse new life into leadership development for all of our country’s current and future leaders.” —Janet Murguía, President, National Council of La Raza “Juana Bordas provides timely insight into Latino contributions to our nation’s future and why their influence will continue to increase.” —Arturo Vargas, Executive Director, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials “To develop a deeper appreciation for the countless contributions the Latino community is making to America’s multicultural leadership journey, read this book!” —Ken Blanchard, coauthor of The One Minute Manager and Great Leaders Grow

Journey to the Alcarria

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Publisher : Atlantic Monthly Press
ISBN 13 : 9780871133793
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (337 download)

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Book Synopsis Journey to the Alcarria by : Camilo José Cela

Download or read book Journey to the Alcarria written by Camilo José Cela and published by Atlantic Monthly Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Awarded the 1989 Nobel Prize for Literature, Camilo José Cela has long been recognized as one of the preeminent Spanish writers of the twentieth century. Journey to the Alcarria is the best known of his vagabundajes, Cela's term for his books of travels, sketchbooks of regions or provinces. The Alcarria is a territory in New Castile, northeast of Madrid, surrounding most of the Guadalajara province. The region is high, rocky, and dry, and is famous for its honey. Cela himself is "the traveler," an urban intellectual wandering from village to village, through farms and along country roads, in search of the Spanish character. Cela relishes his encounters with the simple, honest people of the Spanish countryside--the blushing maid in the tavern, the small-town shopkeeper with airs of grandeur lonely for companionship, the old peasant with his donkey who freely shares his bread and blanket with the stranger. These vignettes are narrated in a fresh, clear prose that is wonderfully evocative. As the New York Times wrote, Cela is "an outspoken observer of human life who built his reputation on portraying what he observed in a direct colloquial style."

No Mexicans, Women, Or Dogs Allowed

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Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292721323
Total Pages : 331 pages
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Book Synopsis No Mexicans, Women, Or Dogs Allowed by : Cynthia Orozco

Download or read book No Mexicans, Women, Or Dogs Allowed written by Cynthia Orozco and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2009-11-15 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Founded by Mexican American men in 1929, the League of United Latin-American Citizens (LULAC) has usually been judged according to Chicano nationalist standards of the late 1960s and 1970s. Drawing on extensive archival research, including the personal papers of Alonso S. Perales and Adela Sloss-Vento, No Mexicans, Women, or Dogs Allowed presents the history of LULAC in a new light, restoring its early twentieth-century context. Cynthia Orozco also provides evidence that perceptions of LULAC as a petite bourgeoisie, assimilationist, conservative, anti-Mexican, anti-working class organization belie the realities of the group's early activism. Supplemented by oral history, this sweeping study probes LULAC's predecessors, such as the Order Sons of America, blending historiography and cultural studies. Against a backdrop of the Mexican Revolution, World War I, gender discrimination, and racial segregation, No Mexicans, Women, or Dogs Allowed recasts LULAC at the forefront of civil rights movements in America.

The Best of Rick James

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Publisher : Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780634050398
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book The Best of Rick James written by Rick James and published by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 2002-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This super-freaky collection contains 12 top hits from the King of Punk Funk, plus a biography. Songs: Can't Stop * Cold Blooded * Dance Wit' Me * Ebony Eyes * Give It to Me Baby * Glow * Loosey's Rap * Seventeen * Standing on the Top * Super Freak * Sweet and Sexy Thing * You and I. Includes photos.

Las aventuras de Don Quijote de la Mancha y de su escudero Sancho Panza (Primera parte)

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ISBN 13 : 9789870411321
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (113 download)

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Download or read book Las aventuras de Don Quijote de la Mancha y de su escudero Sancho Panza (Primera parte) written by José Manuel Lucía Megías and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "En el Quijote se cuenta la historia de Alonso Quijano, que se volvió loco de tanto leer novelas de caballerías y se creyó un caballero andante. En sus aventuras, don Quijote cabalga sobre su caballo Rocinante en compañía de su fiel amigo, Sancho Panza. Todo lo que hace es en honor de su amanda, Dulcinea del Toboso. Pero hay un problema: todo lo que don Quijote ve solo existe en su imaginación"--P. [4] of cover.

Augusto Roa Bastos's I the Supreme

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Augusto Roa Bastos's I the Supreme by : Helene Carol Weldt-Basson

Download or read book Augusto Roa Bastos's I the Supreme written by Helene Carol Weldt-Basson and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roa Bastos's novel I the Supreme (1974), based on the 20 year reign of Paraguayan dictator Jose Gaspar Rodriguez de Francia (1766-1840), is one of the most famous and yet least understood works of contemporary Latin American fiction. Weldt-Basson analyzes Roa Bastos's seminal work by unraveling the rich web of both historical and nonhistorical intertextuality that is critical to an understanding of this novel. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Las aventuras de Don Quijote de la Mancha y de su escudero Sancho Panza

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ISBN 13 : 9788445127568
Total Pages : 205 pages
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Book Synopsis Las aventuras de Don Quijote de la Mancha y de su escudero Sancho Panza by : Diana Calderón Romo

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Don Quijote de la Mancha Para Niños

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Publisher : Oceano Historias Graficas
ISBN 13 : 9786077355854
Total Pages : 144 pages
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Book Synopsis Don Quijote de la Mancha Para Niños by : Miguel de Cervantes

Download or read book Don Quijote de la Mancha Para Niños written by Miguel de Cervantes and published by Oceano Historias Graficas. This book was released on 2021-03 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Este libro para niños y jóvenes es una adaptación en forma de cómicas de la famosa obra clásica de Cervantes sobre las aventuras y las desventuras de Don Quijote de la Mancha y su escudero, Sancho Panza.