Download or read book Myths and Legends in Bolivian Literature written by Marcial Villarroel Siles and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2017-11-10 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The anthology of myths and legends that forms this book brings together a total of 66 works selected from different periods and literary styles, with the historical and geographical reference of Bolivia as a common link. Of which 25 belong to the Andean region, 16 correspond to the valleys and 25 are from the eastern Amazon. All respond to narrative texts of historical chronicles or literary works of writers preferably Bolivian. The current anthology, like any work of this nature, is based on the work of collecting, selecting and translating texts already produced by other literary researchers. These works began with the first Spanish chroniclers and doctriners, mestizes and natives. They have been pursued by national and foreign researchers. At present, with computer and electronic intercommunication, a greater degree of precision is achieved in the work of anthropologists, linguists and folklorists. The compilation of the considered works was defined in three areas of selection: A first area in which we include most of the legends, which refer to the ancient chronicles of which the authors of the first histories of the cities were nourished. A second area, which corresponds to strictly literary texts and a romantic cup, inspired by myths and legends. We can consider it as the forerunner of the historical novel. And a third area, which stems from the purest traditional oral tradition, although, for the most part, rooted in the cultural bust of peoples and regions, where fantasy and imagination prevail above all else. With this, the end result is a heterogeneous display of narrative styles, in which the variety predominates predominantly. Variety in the subject approached, because in the selection, we tried to cover all kinds of mythical legends, from those in which the historical plot prevails, to those in which the idols of love prevail, passing by others focused on miraculous events, or in mysterious events. Variety also in relation to the different historical stages in which the legendary stories are located, as well as in the different cultural zones, in which they are inscribed. And the variety, also, with regard to the chosen authors, as indicated previously.
Download or read book Myths and Legends of the Bolivian Andes written by Marcial Villarroel Siles and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2017-12-10 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We gladly present this anthological book No 1, with reference to the region of the Andes and part of the series "Myths and Legends in Bolivian Literature." That it was conceived in an attempt to gather the mythical and legendary stories that happened in the territory of Bolivia, written by diverse authors and preferably Bolivians. With the aim of providing a mythological reference with literary sustenance for researchers and students. Living in a region where narrative wealth is everywhere, this book was inevitable. On the one hand, there is the rich bourge of popular culture, an inexhaustible source of myths, legends and stories, as well as all those manifestations of oral tradition that have been transmitted in the spaces of the family. On the other hand, there is that written production that many writers have conceived, either as a tribute to cultural traditions, or with formative intentions. That with its literary and historical quality, as for its theme, has reached meaning and significance for readers and researchers. Although this book does not pretend to be an inventory of the myths and legends of the heart of South America, it has tried to recover (in a laborious bibliographical search, although still unfinished), a specific production through time, with several purposes: One, to return to the readers the mythical literature that belongs to them and that, despite the implacable passage of the years and the epochs, could recover a history almost forgotten. Another, to enrich the imaginary with characters, feelings, situations and landscapes, magical and mythological, belonging to the most typical manifestations of our American culture.
Download or read book Myths and Legends of the Bolivian Valleys written by Marcial Villarroel Siles and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2017-12-10 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We gladly present this anthological book No 2, with reference to the region of the Valleys and part of the series "Myths and Legends in Bolivian Literature." That it was conceived in an attempt to gather the mythical and legendary stories that happened in the territory of Bolivia, written by diverse authors and preferably Bolivians. With the aim of providing a mythological reference with literary sustenance for researchers and students. Living in a region where narrative wealth is everywhere, this book was inevitable. On the one hand, there is the rich bourge of popular culture, an inexhaustible source of myths, legends and stories, as well as all those manifestations of oral tradition that have been transmitted in the spaces of the family. On the other hand, there is that written production that many writers have conceived, either as a tribute to cultural traditions, or with formative intentions. That with its literary and historical quality, as for its theme, has reached meaning and significance for readers and researchers. Although this book does not pretend to be an inventory of the myths and legends of the heart of South America, it has tried to recover (in a laborious bibliographical search, although still unfinished), a specific production through time, with several purposes: One, to return to the readers the mythical literature that belongs to them and that, despite the implacable passage of the years and the epochs, could recover a history almost forgotten. Another, to enrich the imaginary with characters, feelings, situations and landscapes, magical and mythological, belonging to the most typical manifestations of our American culture.
Download or read book Myths and Legends of the Bolivian Amazon written by Marcial Villarroel Siles and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2017-12-10 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We gladly present this anthological book No 3, with reference to the Amazon region and part of the series "Myths and Legends in Bolivian Literature." That it was conceived in an attempt to gather the mythical and legendary stories that happened in the territory of Bolivia, written by diverse authors and preferably Bolivians. With the aim of providing a mythological reference with literary sustenance for researchers and students. Living in a region where narrative wealth is everywhere, this book was inevitable. On the one hand, there is the rich bourge of popular culture, an inexhaustible source of myths, legends and stories, as well as all those manifestations of oral tradition that have been transmitted in the spaces of the family. On the other hand, there is that written production that many writers have conceived, either as a tribute to cultural traditions, or with formative intentions. That with its literary and historical quality, as for its theme, has reached meaning and significance for readers and researchers. Although this book does not pretend to be an inventory of the myths and legends of the heart of South America, it has tried to recover (in a laborious bibliographical search, although still unfinished), a specific production through time, with several purposes: One, to return to the readers the mythical literature that belongs to them and that, despite the implacable passage of the years and the epochs, could recover a history almost forgotten. Another, to enrich the imaginary with characters, feelings, situations and landscapes, magical and mythological, belonging to the most typical manifestations of our American culture.
Download or read book Biographical Anthology of Governors Inkarri written by Marcial VILLARROEL and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-06-22 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pages of this "Biographical Anthology of Governing Inkarri," sub called "The President & The Myth of Inkarri," appeared together with the anthological series "Myths and Legends in Bolivian Literature." It was conceived previously in an attempt to gather mythical and legendary stories that occurred in the territory of Bolivia, written by various authors and preferably Bolivians. Whose anthological elaboration brought with it the recognition and analysis of a mythological reference with literary sustenance known as "The Inkarri myth." Which led us to an investigation of biographical aspect of the inkarri rulers. Living in a region of South America, where the Andean narrative richness is everywhere, this book was inevitable. On the one hand, there is the rich heritage of popular culture, an inexhaustible source of myths, such as the "Myth of Inkarri." Which is one of the manifestations of oral tradition that have been transmitted in the spaces of the community and family. Rescued in a written production with character of mythological and historical analysis by the writer Franklin Pease G. Y., an initial source of reference to expose the Inkarri Myth. On the other hand, there is that information written in the form of biography, which many media have conceived, whether with informative or critical intentions, around the current head of the Bolivian state. Who does not stop excelling with his characteristic indigenous ancestry. That has come to add to the biography of previous and outstanding inkarri rulers. Those that with a certain literary and historical quality, as for their biographical theme, have reached meaning and significance for readers and social researchers. And although this book does not pretend to be an impeccable biography of the Bolivian head of state, nor of the previous inkarri rulers of the Tahuantinsuyo, nor is it a prophetic affirmation of the myths and legends of the Andean heart of South America. Yes, an attempt has been made to reconcile a long-awaited hope for indigenous and highland freedom embodied in a myth, with a current and motivating reality for millions of Bolivians.
Download or read book Golden Tales written by and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2001 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve classic tales from Latin America - before and after the days of Columbus.
Download or read book Our Dead World written by Liliana Colanzi and published by Deep Vellum Publishing. This book was released on 2017-05-26 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young woman suffers a mental breakdown because of her repressive and religious mother. A group of children is fascinated by the sudden death of a friend. A drug trafficking couple visits Paris at the same time as a psychopathic cannibal. A mysterious wave travels through a university campus, driving students to suicide. A photographer witnesses a family’s surface composure shatter during a portrait session. A worker on Mars sees ghostly animals in the desert and longs for an impossible return to Earth. A plastic surgeon botches an operation and hides on a sugar cane plantation where indigenous slavery is practiced. Horror and the fantastic mark the unstable realism of Our Dead World, in which altered states of consciousness, marginalized peoples, animal bodies, and tensions between tradition and modernity are recurring themes. Liliana Colanzi’s stories explore those moments when the civilized voice of the ego gives way to the buzzing of the subconscious, and repressed indigenous history destabilizes the colonial legacy still present in contemporary Latin America. Colanzi is considered by critics to be one of the most promising voices of the new Latin American narrative, and this book is an ambitious formal and thematic leap.
Download or read book Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults written by Ginny Moore Kruse and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A careful selection of children's and young adult books with multicultural themes and topics which were published in the United States and Canada between 1991 and 1996"--Preface, p. vii.
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Download or read book I the Supreme written by Augusto Roa Bastos and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2019-02-26 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I the Supreme imagines a dialogue between the nineteenth-century Paraguayan dictator known as Dr. Francia and Policarpo Patiño, his secretary and only companion. The opening pages present a sign that they had found nailed to the wall of a cathedral, purportedly written by Dr. Francia himself and ordering the execution of all of his servants upon his death. This sign is quickly revealed to be a forgery, which takes leader and secretary into a larger discussion about the nature of truth: “In the light of what Your Eminence says, even the truth appears to be a lie.” Their conversation broadens into an epic journey of the mind, stretching across the colonial history of their nation, filled with surrealist imagery, labyrinthine turns, and footnotes supplied by a mysterious “compiler.” A towering achievement from a foundational author of modern Latin American literature, I the Supreme is a darkly comic, deeply moving meditation on power and its abuse—and on the role of language in making and unmaking whole worlds.
Download or read book Library of Congress Subject Headings written by Library of Congress. Office for Subject Cataloging Policy and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 1360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Latin American Folktales written by John Bierhorst and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over one hundred stories showcasing the wisdom and artistry of one the world’s richest folktale traditions—the first panoramic anthology of Hispano-American folk narratives in any language. Gathered from twenty countries and combining the lore of medieval Europe, the ancient Near East, and pre-Columbian America, the stories brought together here represent a core collection of classic Latin American folktales. Among the essential characters are the quiet man's wife who knew the Devil's secrets, the three daughters who robbed their father's grave, and the wife in disguise who married her own husband—not to mention the Bear's son, the tricksters Fox and Monkey, the two compadres, and the classic rogue Pedro de Urdemalas. Featuring black-and-white illustrations throughout, this Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library edition is unprecedented in size and scope, including riddles, folk prayers, and fables never before translated into English.
Download or read book Aboriginal Myths and Traditions Concerning the Island of Titicaca Bolivia written by Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Handbook of Latin American Literature Routledge Revivals written by David William Foster and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-06-11 with total page 822 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1987 (this second edition in 1992), the Handbook of Latin American Literature offers readers the opportunity to explore this literary history in the English Language and constitutes an ideological approach to Latin American Literature. It provides both concise information concerning particular authors, works, and literary traditions of Latin America as well as comprehensive material about the various national literatures of the area. This book will therefore be of interest to Hispanic scholars, as well as more general readers and non-Hispanists.
