Huellas de las literaturas hispanoamericanas

El cuento hispánico: A Graded Literary Anthology , Eighth Edition, is designed for intermediate college Spanish reading courses. This book provides students with a collection of fi rst-rate Spanish-language short stories with which to expand their reading skills and their knowledge of Hispanic culture as por- trayed in these works. Although literary excellence was the primary crite- rion in selecting stories, an effort was also made to choose tales that can be read in one sitting.

Una seleccion de poemas del 27 basada en el criterio personal del antólogo pareció que podía aportar poco en el proceso histórico de divulgar la poesía del grupo: es lo que se ha estado haciendo hasta ahora, y el resultado habría sido una antología más. Víctor de Lama ha recogido en este volumen la selección que la transmisión histórica de la obra de este grupo ha depurado y consagrado como lo más representativo de todos sus integrantes, en conjunto y por separado.

Pueblos is a complete Intermediate Spanish program that systematically presents culture within the context of the historical and political forces that have shaped and continue to shape the Spanish-speaking world. Grammar, vocabulary, and content are merged in a way that emphasizes communication, cultures, comparisons, connections and communities and a comprehensive historic-to-contemporary view of the Spanish-speaking populations and civilizations. The word pueblos refers to places, settlements, civilizations, and nations, but also to groups of people who speak Spanish. Pueblos focuses on how ...

This Spanish edition of Becky and Her Friends, by Rolando Hinojosa, is the latest novel in Hinojosa's Klail City Death Trip series which follows generations of Anglos and Mexicans in the fictional Rio Grande Valley town of Klail City, Texas. In this novel, however, Hinojosa focuses on a character who has previously not taken the limelight: the strong-willed, upwardly mobile Becky Escobar. Following her story, Hinojosa explores the world of Latinas: women's culture, language and spirit in the world of the Valley. Delightfully playful in narrative perspective, this story gives the reader a...

El italiano es uno de esos idiomas que por su proximidad geográfica y cultural con el nuestro muchas personas desean aprender. Sin embargo, esta similitud nos obliga a hacer un esfuerzo mayor, ya que el parecido de las palabras no siempre se corresponde con su significado exacto. Por este motivo, la autora ha puesto especial cuidado al tratar todos aquellos casos en los que las semejanzas en la sintaxis o el léxico permiten seguir un aprendizaje más rápido y eficaz, así como en los que pueden provocar error o confusión. El vocabulario, las reglas sintácticas, los modelos tomados de las ...