Emilia Prieto

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...

¿Y para qué sirve un libro? Esa es la pregunta. Alfredo Gómez Cerdá nos propone no todas, pero sí algunas respuestas: para perder el Tour de Francia, para ser trasladado a Medellín, para salvarte la vida, para llegar a tiempo a la boda de una hija, para ahogarse en un río, para tener trillizos, para hacer el regalo perfecto, para pintar la casa, para hacer una película de éxito, para evitar un error médico, para que te erijan una estatua o para ganar un premio.

Depuis longtemps - depuis toujours ? - Jacques Chancel observe et confesse la plupart de ses contemporains. Du plus illustre au plus humble. De l'écrivain au sportif. De la star éphémère aux héros du siècle. Des rois aux rebelles. Tous, un jour ou l'autre, se sont retrouvés devant lui. Et grâce à Jacques Chancel, c'est un peu de la mémoire de notre temps qui - de {Radioscopie} au {Grand échiquier} - s'est mystérieusement élaborée. Témoin attentif, il s'est nourri d'autrui, il a fait son miel de leurs confidences, de leurs destins. Guetteur passionné, il rend hommage à la vie, ...

This work is premised on the assumption that the time that has transpired since the original exodus after the Cuban Revolution has been sufficient to establish a definable Cuban American literature. This volume, which includes 29 authors writing in Spanish who have lived in the United States since at least 1970, is wide ranging in its aspirations and provides samples of the two fundamental components of Cuban American literature.