Latinoamérica

Impartial, modern, and friendly, this book introduces readers to the civilization and culture of Latin America-- from the most obscure beginnings to the present--and at the same time provides them with opportunities to improve their listening, speaking and writing skills. Comprehensive and chronological in approach, it offers well-researched coverage that goes beyond historical facts to include aspects of modern interest, sociology, economy, politics, philosophy, literature, arts, and communication. It covers the traditions in all of Spanish America--"Mesoamerica" and the Caribbean, as well...

This all-new Spanish language dictionary is designed for use at the high school level, with comprehensive definitions and an advanced grammar supplement. The Larousse Diccionario Escolar Plus Secundaria features more than 30,000 words and 75,000 definitions, conjugation tables for 72 verbs, and a 16-page, full-color science encyclopedia supplement. Printed in an easy-to-read two-color format, this is the perfect reference for the advanced Spanish speaker.

Seminar paper del año 2010 en eltema Romanística - Español, literatura, cultura general, Nota: 1,0, Universitat de València (Filologia Hispánica), Materia: Análisis retórico de textos literarios hispánicos, Idioma: Español, Resumen: En este trabajo se va realizar un análisis retórico del poema “Definiendo el amor” de Francisco de Quevedo. Este análisis consiste en tres partes: la inventio, en la que se analizará el proceso del encuentro de argumentos, la dispositio, en la cual se investigará cómo los argumentos fueron ordenados y finalmente la elocutio, en la que se...

This advanced Spanish conversation book features a series of essays on a broad range of important, substantive, and interesting contemporary topics, together with vocabulary notes and explanations. A variety of exercises test readers' comprehension of the essays and encourage them to express a statement of personal opinion or interpretation about the issues raised in, or related, to the essay. Topics progress from the most easy subjects to the most abstract, and include: Costumbres alimenticias en el mundo actual. El dinero, la inflación y el desempleo. El estrés y sus consecuencias. El...