La mitificación de un pasado español

La "re-vuelta", en el sentido etimol gico y proustiano del t rmino constituye el eje de las reflexiones desarrolladas en este libro, que se refieren a la visi n psicoanal tica de la libertad, al matricidio implicado por el abandono de la lengua natal y al extranjero como traductor. Asimismo, la autora efect a aclaraciones respecto de algunos temas de su obra: la intertextualidad, la distinci n entre lo semi tico y lo simb lico, lo abyecto y la abyecci n, y la extra eza.

This is the first collection of criticism on Mario Benedetti's work published in Spanish covering his literary works, the major themes of his writing, cinematic interpretations of his works, and his political commitments.

Maria de Zayas utilizes the theme of the supernatural in her novels to portray an upsidedown world where men are the ones who ally themselves to the devil to seduce women and dishonor them. This work will be of special interest to those interested in the study of women literature starting with the Middle Ages to our modern times.

This edited volume explores the ways in which Miguel de Cervantes adopted humanist positions, whether he submitted these to critical examination or made them the target of his satires. It tries to determine how familiar Cervantes was with the contemporary developments of humanism in different European countries, and if references to particular humanist thinkers can be identified in his work. The contributions gathered in this volume, all from acknowledged Cervantes experts, tackle among others the following questions: How does Cervantes analyse the humanist connexion between science and...