Blanco, de Octavio Paz, o la estética de la evanescencia

This volume contains an examination of what are described as the most poetic examples of Chilean prose written in the 20th century. By adopting Ralph Freedman's conceptual definition of lyrical narrative and using it as her point of departure, Professor Kostopolos-Cooperman argues that the protean and magical nature of Bombal's lyrical prose transcends the causal, temporal and spatial movement that characterizes conventional fiction. In her view, Bombal's work is rather a narrative that arises in the poetic imagination of a narrator who creates a tapestry of expanding musical and pictorial...

El tejedor de Segovia es la fascinante aportación de Juan Ruiz de Alarcón y Mendoza al subgénero "comedia de bandoleros". En efecto, su argumento reporta enorme interés y su trama está magníficamente construida: con muchas acciones, más incorporación de suspense y provocación a la admiratio, entre otros aspectos. Los personajes se trazan con perfiles complejos, la versificación cumple funciones varias, y se asegura la atrayente y significativa espectacularidad para la puesta en escena. No extraña, pues, el éxito que obtiene en las tablas a lo largo de los siglos XVII y XVIII; si...

This book is written in Spanish. This book is a study of the intellectual and cultural atmosphere surrounding the Spanish author don Francisco de Quevedo (1580-1645) during his stay at the Courts of Palermo and Naples (1613-1619) in the service of the Viceroy Duke of Osuna. Attention is paid particularly to his early knowledge of the works of the poet Marino, his role as protector of the Arts, and as intercessor on behalf of the philosopher Campanella. The second part of the book offers a detailed analysis of the author's writings during his Italian and post-Italian years as a result of his...