Los Bildungsromane femeninos de Carmen Boullosa y Sandra Cisneros

Muñoz Pérez revela la importancia de las mujeres en la política y cultura de la corte española en tiempos de Olivares. Muñoz Pérez examines the importance of women in political and cultural life at the Spanish court through the case of Teresa Valle, spiritual counsellor of Olivares.

It's evening in the forest and Little Owl wakes up from his day-long sleep to watch his friends enjoying the night. Hedgehog sniffs for mushrooms, Skunk nibbles at berries, Frog croaks, and Cricket sings. A full moon rises and Little Owl can't understand why anyone would want to miss it. Could the daytime be nearly as wonderful?

El tejedor de Segovia es la fascinante aportación de Juan Ruiz de Alarcón y Mendoza al subgénero "comedia de bandoleros". En efecto, su argumento reporta enorme interés y su trama está magníficamente construida: con muchas acciones, más incorporación de suspense y provocación a la admiratio, entre otros aspectos. Los personajes se trazan con perfiles complejos, la versificación cumple funciones varias, y se asegura la atrayente y significativa espectacularidad para la puesta en escena. No extraña, pues, el éxito que obtiene en las tablas a lo largo de los siglos XVII y XVIII; si...

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...