Las Novelas de Maria de Zayas (1590-1650)

The summer has really bad for Manolito. He is condemned, once again, to spend the holidays in his small flat in Carabanchel Alto with his mother, his grandfather and his little brother. And he has failed mathematics, to his mother's chagrin. Manolito looks forward to the arrival of his father, a truck driver, to take the family to the beach.

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...

Prudence tiene seis años y está harta de recoger, de darse prisa, de obedecer... Por eso, cuando su madre la llama, ella prefiere escaparse a su propio mundo, un mundo hecho imágenes fantásticas y coloridas en el que no caben las palabras. Menos mal que el camino es de ida y vuelta...

Al anunciar en la dedicatoria de la segunda Parte del Quijote (1615) la próxima salida de la que iba a ser su postrera novela, Cervantes, casi septuagenario y enfermo ya, parece lanzarse a sí mismo un último desafío, el más difícil para un creador: no superar a los demás, sino superarse a sí mismo. Autodesafío que la fortuna harto desigual de la obra – notable éxito hasta el siglo XVIII, largo eclipse posterior y lento resurgimiento actual – transforma hoy en permanente desafío para la crítica moderna. A él quiere responder el presente ensayo. Partiendo siempre del texto...