Arte de prudencia

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...

Catalogue, with full introduction, of theatrical performances in Badajoz in the latter part of the nineteenth century.

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...

La extraordinaria abundancia cultural del periodo contemporáneo, de manera especial la riqueza en número y calidad de la creación literaria en nuestra lengua, hace inabordable su estudio completo y pormenorizado, y obliga a concentrarlo en algunos de sus representantes más señalados, que no sólo ofrezcan la máxima excelencia creadora por sí mismos, sino que sean especialmente significativos para el conocimiento del desarrollo de las diversas corrientes estéticas en los distintos géneros, poesía, narrativa y teatro a lo largo del siglo XX y lo que llevamos del XXI. Frente a lo que...