El Raje

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...

"As much as in other countries, there is a bildungsroman novel in Spanish America like the ones of Güiraldes, Vargas Llosa, and Pacheco. However, less studied is the same genre of novel written by women. Examines growing pains and search for freedom in a patriarchal society in the works of Elena Poniatowska, Rosario Castellanos, Claribel Alegría, Rosario Ferré, and Beatriz Guido. Interesting contribution to the growing body of studies on these writers"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

Reviewers have celebrated this important volume as the first comprehensive critical appraisal of the 1997 Nobel Prize laureate for literature. The volume features an introduction, an extensive annotated bibliography, an index, and Aleixandre's Nobel Prize acceptance lecture.

Con el libro en pliego suelto titulado Poemas (1804). Carmelitas descalzas de Córdoba, las autoras iniciaban un extenso recorrido en búsqueda de la escritura femenina conventual durante el período colonial en Hispanoamérica, como intento de registro del inicio de la escritura femenina en esta región. En búsqueda de "la palabra oculta"; palabra conservada en los claustros de los conventos y en bibliotecas, museos y archivos privados; en gran medida desconocida, en muchos casos negada, censurada o desvalorizada; incluso a veces, enajenada. Se recogen en esta publicación los estudios...