El cuento hispánico

Unique in coverage, this comprehensive one-volume anthology of Latin American literatures—from pre-Colombian times to the present—covers not only the authors accepted within the literary canon, but innovative contemporary voices that are now breaking the ethnocentric mold. It features detailed historical introductions to each period and writer, selections drawn from literary, historical, and socio-political contexts, and instructional aids that make the language accessible and encourage critical thinking. For anyone interested in Spanish literature.

Seminar paper del año 2009 en eltema Romanística - Español, literatura, cultura general, Nota: 1, Universität Wien (Zentrum für Translationswissenschaften), Materia: Kulturkompetenz Spanisch Lateinamerika, Idioma: Español, Resumen: Cuando el día de Año Nuevo de 1994 apareció en escena un grupo de rebeldes autodenominado Ejército Zapatista de Liberación, las interpretaciones de los sucesos no tardaron en llegar. La rebelión armada en el estado mexicano Chiapas recordaba desde el primer momento a un capítulo de la historia mexicana, que había marcado el país como ningún otro...

The Best Way to Stay in Shape will assess your physical fitness using age-appropriate charts, then show you how to achieve and maintain optimum physical and mental well-being. This guide is filled with advice and helpful hints on staying in shape and keeping a positive attitude.

What cities were there in early 16th-century Spain? With how many inhabitants? Were they fortified? And how many leagues apart were they? Those are the questions that Ferdinand Columbus tried to answer in his Vocabulary containing the names of the places and kingdoms of Spain. The present edition reconstructs the "cosmographic" endeavor of Christopher Columbus’ youngest son based on two codices from the Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina of Seville.

Excerpt from Al Doctor Don Juan Luis Lopez, Después de Treze Años de Estudios Mayores en la Universidad de Zaragoza About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition....