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.

Julio Baena offers a new analysis of Cervantes's last and most controversial novel, Los trabajos de Persiles y Segismunda. Baena's particular focus on the first chapter of this allegorical text, which he sees as a microcosm of the entire novel, allows him to explore the correspondence between microcosm and macrocosm in Cervantes's allegorical text. Placing this work within the intellectual context of its era, Baena uses poststructuralist methodologies to develop the existential implications of Persiles's central cosmological metaphor.

Esta es una obra sobre variación y cambio fónico. Su horizonte, por tanto, tiene que ver con las manifestaciones generales y particulares del cambio lingüístico. Aunque su núcleo de desarrollo consiste en el análisis de diferentes datos concretos, pretende inscribirse en una determinada forma de ver la variación, buscar explicaciones a los hechos específicos y, en definitiva, contribuir al desarrollo de la teoría del cambio lingüístico.

En la Gramática sucinta de la lengua francesa cada lección va acompañada de vocabulario, ejemplos, diálogos y textos de lectura. Con el método Gaspey Otto Sauer, pedagógicamente muy bien logrado, el alumno adelantará progresivamente en el aprendizaje del francés.

Certain plants are prized by ritualists for the range of magical energies they possess. "The Truth About Herb Magic" unites the powers of plants and man to produce and direct change in accord with will and desire. This presents the magic of amulets, charms, sachets, incenses, oils, simples, infusions, and anointments. Includes full instructions, recipes, and many rituals and spells.