El prísma irónico, atributos de la narración irónica.

Fernan Gonzalez lived from about AD 910 to 970. The popular image of him is of a fearsome warrior who gave his people protection from their enemies (both Muslim and Christian), and a wise and respected lord who enabled them to live in security and harmony. He was generally accepted to have played a strategic role in achieving independence for Castile and freeing it from dominance by the kingdom of Leon. The Poema de Fernan Gonzalez was composed (by an unknown author) in the mid-thirteenth century as an enduring celebration of his triumphs and account of his life and deeds. Fact and legend...

Adopting a multi-disciplinary approach, this comparative study of a selection of The Arabian Nights stories in a cross-cultural context, brings together a number of disciplines and subject areas to examine the workings of narrative. It predominantly focuses on the ways in which the Arabian Nights have transformed as its stories have travelled across historical eras, cultures, genres and media. Departing from the familiar approaches of influence and textual studies, this book locates its central inquiry in the theoretical questions surrounding the workings of ideology, genre and genre ideology ...

Roland Barthes, uno de los críticos más importantes del siglo xx, relee su propia obra al tiempo que se retrata como sujeto. Y en ese proceso, consigue resignificar toda una vida a partir del modo de narrarla. “Toda la obra de Barthes es una exploración de lo histriónico o lo lúdico; de muchas e ingeniosas maneras, una excusa para el paladeo, para una relación festiva (más que dogmática o crédula) con las ideas. Para Barthes, como para Nietzsche, el fin no es alcanzar algo en particular. El fin es hacernos audaces, ágiles, sutiles, inteligentes, escépticos. Y dar placer”. SUSAN ...

This is the first collection of criticism on Mario Benedetti's work published in Spanish covering his literary works, the major themes of his writing, cinematic interpretations of his works, and his political commitments.