Esa obra contiene una textura bien trabada, casi clasica y al mismo tiempo compendia en si todos los ingredientes formales e internos del Romanticismo. Esta edicion pone de relieve esa trabazon estructural que, en una lectura apasionada, a veces se pierde entre el tema subyugante y la rotundidad de las estrofas.

La camisa (1960) es una obra formalmente integrada en la tradicion del sainete popular, pero que supera el enfrentamiento de los personajes para tomar partido ante los grandes problemas de su tiempo. El cuarto poder es un conjunto de seis obras que suponen un ataque a cierto uso de los medios de comunicacion.

"Trame: A Contemporary Italian Reader" brings together short stories, poems, interviews, excerpts from movie scripts and novels, and other works by 33 renowned authors. The readings cover familiar themes--youth, family, immigration, politics, women's voices, identity--from the fresh perspective of a new generation of Italian writers. By presenting a rich array of materials and many points of view, "Trame"highlights the cultural complexity of contemporary Italy. Each text is accompanied by a diverse selection of activities and exercises that help students read authentic texts and build their language skills. These include: - pre-reading activities that introduce important themes;- vocabulary lists with definitions in Italian;- writing exercises;- post-reading activities in discussion and analysis. With its range of readings and exercises, "Trame" is designed to be easily adaptable to instructors' different needs and class levels. It is ideally suited to high-intermediate and advanced Italian language and culture courses.

El tunel (1948) del argentino Ernesto Sabato es una de las grandes novelas hispanoamericanas de este siglo, cuyos ecos recogieron pronto en Europa Graham Greene y Camus. El relato, montado con los recursos de la novela policial, desarrolla un personaje que revela su psicologia introspectiva e impone al lector un analisis de la desesperanza. El protagonista persigue inutilmente lo inalcanzable, que no es sino el regreso a la infancia, simbolizada en la ventana de un cuadro, motivo reiterado largamente en la narracion.

"Un mundo feliz" es un clasico de la literatura de este siglo.
Con ironia mordiente, el genial autor ingles plasma una sombria metafora sobre el futuro, muchas de cuyas previsiones se han materializado, acelerada e inquietantemente, en los ultimos anos. La novela describe un mundo en el que finalmente se han cumplido los peores vaticinios: triunfan los dioses del consumo y la comodidad, y el orbe se organiza en diez zonas en apariencia seguras y estables. Sin embargo, este mundo ha sacrificado valores humanos esenciales, y sus habitantes son procreados in vitro a imagen y semejanza de una cadena de montaje...

A second edition of J Gwyn Griffiths' valuable Welsh translation of Aristoteles' important discussion on the nature of poetry, namely Peri Poietikes, together with a comprehensive introduction and detailed notes. First published in 1978.

Indagaciones is a postintermediate Spanish textbook that introduces students to a wide variety of visual, audio, and written texts and teaches critical textual analysis in Spanish through a cultural studies approach. Deepening and enhancing students’ knowledge of the expression of culture within Latin America, Spain, and U.S.-Latin@ areas, Indagaciones gives students ample opportunities to practice reading, listening, and viewing cultural content and textual analysis, including understanding culture, expanding their vocabulary, and learning how to engage in analysis. Students will gain the skills to critically approach a cultural text, synthesize its main points, and prepare multimodal analyses all within a communicative context. This book provides the linguistic scaffolding necessary to help L2 students advance beyond the intermediate language level and heritage students progress by providing glosses, conceptual discussions, and grammatical information while introducing students to key texts from around the Spanish-speaking world.

This is a comprehensive language text about the evolution of Spanish, from its Latin roots to modern Spanish, that is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. It provides an overview of the birth, formation, and development of the Spanish language in a clear and systematic way and includes exercises and illustrative texts. It is user-friendly for instructors, as it provides all the necessary elements (history, exercises, and primary sources) for use as a main text--no supplements are needed.