Download or read book Prose Fiction of the Cuban Revolution written by Seymour Menton and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2014-05-16 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recipient of the Hubert Herring Memorial Award from the Pacific Coast Council on Latin American Studies for the best unpublished manuscript of 1973, Prose Fiction of the Cuban Revolution is an in-depth study of works by Cubans, Cuban exiles, and other Latin American writers. Combining historical and critical approaches, Seymour Menton classifies and analyzes over two hundred novels and volumes of short stories, revealing the extent to which Cuban literature reflects the reality of the Revolution. Menton establishes four periods—1959–1960, 1961–1965,1966–1970, and 1971– 1973—that reflect the changing policies of the revolutionary government toward the arts. Using these periods as a chronological guideline, he defines four distinct literary generations, records the facts about their works, establishes coordinates, and formulates a system of literary and historical classification. He then makes an aesthetic analysis of the best of Cuban fiction, emphasizing the novels of major writers, including Alejo Carpentier's El siglo de las luces, and José Lezama Lima's Paradiso. He also discusses the works of a large number of lesser-known writers, which must be considered in arriving at an accurate historical tableau. Menton's exploration of the short story combines a thematic and stylistic analysis of nineteen anthologies with a close study of six authors: Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Calvert Casey, Humberto Arenal, Antonio Benítez, Jesús Díaz Rodríguez, and Norberto Fuentes. Several chapters are devoted to the increasing number of novels and short stories written by Cuban exiles as well as to the eighteen novels and one short story written about the Revolution by non-Cubans, such as Julio Cortázar, Carlos Martínez Moreno, Luisa Josefina Hernández, and Pedro Juan Soto. In studying literary works to reveal the intrinsic consciousness of a historical period, Menton presents not only his own views but also those of Cuban literary critics. In addition, he clarifies the various changes in the official attitude toward literature and the arts in Cuba, using the revolutionary processes of several other countries as comparative examples.
Download or read book Quechua de Huar s en Espa ol e Ingl s Glosario written by Menandra Mosquera and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-11-30 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This glossary has been prepared in order to leave a record of the Quechua spoken by the people of Huarás and surrounding areas in the mid-20th century. Huarás, capital of the Region (Department) of Ancash, Peru, has a distinct form of Quechua. That dialect was endangered due to a massive earthquake on May 31, 1970. Tens of thousands of people died, and the city was destroyed. Many of the survivors left the area. Once rebuilt, Huarás was repopulated with people new to the area who use Spanish or a different dialect to communicate. Since then, technological influences such as the Internet also reinforce the use of Spanish, to the detriment of the local Quechua. Born in Huarás, I was raised in a bilingual environment, Spanish and Quechua. Although I left the area to attend the university, I could always feel at home upon returning, until that earthquake. Since then it seems strange to return to an unfamiliar city, due to people, language and environment. I hope this glossary will help the newer generations better understand, not only their grandparents and ancestors, but the culture from which they come. Language and culture are intimately tied, and much more than words is lost when a language dies. The Inca Empire (Tahuantinsuyo) was invaded by Spain in 1532. At that time Quechua was spoken, never written, throughout the Inca civilization, with many dialects. Since then, the Spanish language has been imposed, but in Huarás never did it replace Quechua to the extent that it did in 1970. This glossary contains words, several verb forms, and phrases. It is written with the expectation that it may help to preserve the inherited Quechua, so that Huarás may remain bilingual. It is written for huarasinos, the people of Huarás. If others find it useful, better yet. The glossary is in Quechua. To facilitate access to the Quechua, indices in Spanish and in English are included. M. Mosquera
Download or read book Contestatory Cuban Short Story of the Revolution written by José B. Alvarez and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2002 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: José Alvarez, in Contestatory Cuban Short Story of the Revolution, presents a unique analysis of counter-cultural narratives written in Cuba. Because the short story, to a great extent, never ceases to be a marginal production, Alvarez approaches the Cuban short story with the rigor of contemporary cultural studies, which involves the theoretical imperative of examining cultural production as an ideological reading of the sociopolitical context in which it occurs and in which it is distributed, consumed, and interpreted. This book complements other books written about the works of Reinaldo Arenas, Jose Lezama Lima, Virgilio Pinera and others.
Download or read book From the Other Side of Night written by and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chicano poet offers a collection of poems from the last fifteen years, including fourteen new works that discuss love, sex, and AIDS.
Download or read book La piedra y el camino written by Josue Rojas and published by Palibrio. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: En algún momento de nuestra vida desearemos alcanzar altos ideales trascender y sobre todo, lograr el éxito y rodear de felicidad a nuestros seres queridos. Esta obra escrita en fabula o parábola, toca como protagonistas al Águila, símbolo de victoria, como el mar y el cielo símbolos de poder y inmensidad, una piedra símbolo de abandono, pero también de fortaleza y decisión, el camino símbolo de la vida y el mundo. También protagonizan los sentimientos y los valores humanos: la debilidad, la fortaleza, la tristeza, la alegría, el odio y el amor. Y aunque lo neguemos, esta es la preocupación divina, por todas las necesidades de los seres humanos y la naturaleza.
Download or read book Secretos y Confidencias de una Mujer written by Wendalla Wicca and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-05-23 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: El Libro "Secretos y Confidencias", trata sobre la vida de la autora, de lo que fue y es en la actualidad. Aquí está narrada su experiencia de vida a partir de una breve reseña sobre sus ancestros. El Libro contiene relatos de sus años de niñez, adolescencia y adultez. Basado en sus experiencias personales, pretende entretener y al mismo tiempo servir de guía a otras mujeres que hayan tenido problemáticas similares. Si bien este libro no ha sido escrito como ejemplo para nadie, la sinceridad y puntos de vista que comparte con sus lectores, al menos servirá para dar a conocer sus profundos anhelos y sueños de felicidad, al mismo tiempo que sus muchastristezas y duelos. En la tercera parte de este libro, la autora comparte episodios de casos paranormales, de sus propias investigaciones como psíquica. El Libro "Secretos y Confidencias", está dedicado a un lector de criterio formado.
Download or read book San Pablo Jesucristo Y El Cristianismo written by Jesús Humberto Enríquez Rubio and published by Palibrio. This book was released on 2012-08 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: El Cristianismo, abarca las iglesias: Católica, Luteranas, Calvinistas, la Anglicana y otras, es una inagotable fuente de fe que aglutina a casi la mitad de la humanidad. Esta creencia y doctrina se originó en las comunidades formadas por Saulo, inventor y fundador del Cristianismo; para la Iglesia "San Pablo". Saulo padecía del gran mal o epilepsia con crisis convulsivas más frecuentes de lo deseable. Se formó a la sombra del reino herodiano, civis romano, influyente ante los romanos y ante los judíos, jefe de la policía moral judía y persecutor de Yeshua bar Jehudá o Jesús de Nazaret, hasta su muerte en la Cruz. Jamás cruzó palabra con Jeshua, no lo conoció más que de vista y por lo tanto desconocía absolutamente su palabra y enseñanzas. Por su propia iniciativa se autonombró "Apostol de los Gentiles" o Apóstol 13° y fue el inventor y fundador del cristianismo. Más de 200 años después de su muerte, las comunidades cristianas se multiplicaron y se extendieron por todo el Imperio Romano. El Emperador Constantino I el Grande, la reconoció oficialmente, la vistió con la personalidad de Mitra y el mitraísmo y le heredó el poderío imperial con que vive hasta la fecha.
Download or read book Chiapas Maya Awakening written by Sean S. Sell and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2017-01-13 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mexico’s indigenous people speak a number of rich and complex languages today, as they did before the arrival of the Spanish. Yet a common misperception is that Mayas have no languages of their own, only dialectos, and therefore live in silence. In reality, contemporary Mayas are anything but voiceless. Chiapas Maya Awakening, a collection of poems and short stories by indigenous authors from Chiapas, Mexico, is an inspiring testimony to their literary achievements. A unique trilingual edition, it presents the contributors’ works in the living Chiapas Mayan languages of Tsotsil and Tseltal, along with English and Spanish translations. As Sean S. Sell, Marceal Méndez, and Inés Hernández-Ávila explain in their thoughtful introductory pieces, the indigenous authors of this volume were born between the mid-1970s and the mid-1990s, a time of growing cultural awareness among the native communities of Chiapas. Although the authors received a formal education, their language of instruction was Spanish, and they had to pursue independent paths to learn to read and write in their native tongues. In the book’s first half, devoted to poetry, the writers consciously speak for their communities. Their verses evoke the quetzal, the moon, and the sea and reflect the identities of those who celebrate them. The short stories that follow address aspects of modern Maya life. In these stories, mistrust and desperation yield violence among a people whose connection to the land is powerful but still precarious. Chiapas Maya Awakening demonstrates that Mayas are neither a vanished ancient civilization nor a remote, undeveloped people. Instead, through their memorable poems and stories, the indigenous writers of this volume claim a place of their own within the broader fields of national and global literature.
Download or read book Folk Literature of the Sephardic Jews Vol III written by Samuel G. Armistead and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-11-15 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1994.
Download or read book Regreso Inesperado written by Gladys Correa and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2009-08-29 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: En el pueblo había descontento, el comandante Armando era un hombre de dudosa reputación. Al día siguiente los panfletos innundaron el pequeño pueblo.
Download or read book Viva Natura Field guide to the Amphibians Reptiles Birds and Mammals of Western Mexico Spanish and English Edition written by Petr Myska and published by Petr Myska, Viva Natura. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Viva Natura: Field Guide to the Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds and Mammals of Western Mexico is the first publication of its kind written about the fauna of this region. The purpose of the field guide is to introduce the reader to the wealth of amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals of Western Mexico and help identify them in the field. This guide contains the vast majority of the conspicuous animals of the region. In this second edition there are 230 species in this guide and a total of 440 full-color photos. The guide is extremely easy to use. The book is completely bilingual (English and Spanish). The book commences with a brief introduction to the study area, its geography, climate and ecosystems. Chapters dedicated to the four groups of fauna (amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals) follow. Each chapter begins with an introduction followed by photographic plates that depict conspicuous species of the study area. All photos were taken by the author himself and with few exceptions, show animals in their natural habitat under completely natural conditions. Each species is described by both its common and scientific names and also by a set of icons that illustrate the species characteristics, such as its habits, diet, preferred habitat, protection status, ect. Color bands on the outer edge of each species plate indicate one of the three principal habitat types (Ocean, Coast and Islands, Freshwater, Forest and Gardens) where this particular species can be observed most frequently. Silhouette thumbs on the plates edges portray a typical member of each group of fauna, making browsing the guide more efficient. The final chapter of the book is dedicated to the conservation issues inside the study area. The book is supported by a companion website where additional texts, photos and also videos and sounds can be found.
Download or read book The Pan American Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Le Adores written by Valent N. Villal N. Ben Tez and published by Palibrio. This book was released on 2012-11 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leñadores. Escritos Literarios de Valentín Villalón Benítez, maestro, autor de poemas y narraciones breves. Leñadores narra la historia de una joven pareja a comienzos del siglo XIX. Va detallando los planes de futuro y las vicisitudes que encuentran a lo largo de su vida, tanto laboral como familiar. La historia es extrapolable a los tiempos difíciles que corren actualmente. Utilizando sus ricos recursos literarios el autor nos narra con una gran carga de emotividad un mundo de ficción con evidentes trazas de una idiosincrasia que todavía pervade en el entorno manchego y en sus gentes y costumbres.
Download or read book Publications written by Tulane University. Middle American Research Institute and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Los caminos de la lengua written by Enrique Alcaraz Varó and published by Universidad de Alicante. This book was released on 2010 with total page 1499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: El presente libro es un homenaje a la figura y a la vida académica de Enrique Alcaraz Varó y, muy especialmente, a su dedicación durante más de treinta años como docente e investigador de la Universidad de Alicante. Fue catedrático de Filología Inglesa y publicó innumerables trabajos de gran impacto, impartiendo sus enseñanzas por todo el mundo. El volumen está organizado en cuatro grandes bloques en los que puede sistematizarse el análisis y la investigación del profesor Alcaraz: la enseñanza y adquisición de lenguas; la literatura, cultura y crítica; la lingüística; y la traducción e interpretación. Toda su obra gira en torno a los valores más amplios de la lengua y sus relaciones con la sociedad, es decir, se centra en la interdisciplinariedad entre la lengua y cualquier hecho o fenómeno de la vida.
