This book explores the change that occurred in the writings of Spanish novelist Benito Perez Galdos when he entered his segunda manera in 1881 with the publication of La desheredada, his first contemporary novel. Critical work on this important phase of Galdos's career has tended to concentrate on the content of his novels, with little attention given to the way in which Galdos conveys that content to the reader. By studying these works in light of how their stories are told, Linda Willem shows that La desheredada marks the beginning of a more sophisticated and varied...
This book explores the change that occurred in the writings of Spanish novelist Benito Perez Galdos when he entered his segunda manera in 1881 ...
Thrust into the international spotlight in 1966 when The Hunt, his critique of the Franco regime, won the Silver Bear at Berlin, Spanish filmmaker Carlos Saura (b. 1932) has remained an abiding presence and frequent victor at worldwide cinema competitions ever since.
Best known in the United States for his Flamenco trilogy--Blood Wedding, Carmen, and A Love Bewitched--he also received Oscar nominations for Mama Turns a Hundred, Carmen, and Tango. Saura's movies are frequently ambiguous, sometimes controversial, and always narratively...
Thrust into the international spotlight in 1966 when The Hunt, his critique of the Franco regime, won the Silver Bear at Berlin, Spanish fil...
The twenty-one stories selected for this volume exemplify the thematic variety, stylistic richness, and depth of characterization contained in the short fiction of one of Spain's most renowned writers. Her well-crafted depictions of 19th- and early 20th-century society reflect and examine a wide spectrum of social classes in settings both urban and rural. This volume includes Pardo Bazan's best-known stories, as well as others not previously seen in classroom anthologies.
The twenty-one stories selected for this volume exemplify the thematic variety, stylistic richness, and depth of characterization contained in the sho...
