La voz de los náufragos

This volume of essays in Spanish and English examines some of the key issues which surround the emergence of the Avant-Garde novel in Spain at the beginning of the twentieth century. The experimental novel of the 1920s is seen as the culmination of a process of change in approaches to the novel which began early in the century and was further promoted by Spain's key Avant-Gardist Ramón Gómez de la Serna. Several essays focus on the form of the novel and seek to shed new light on the role of José Ortega y Gasset as mentor to the new writers of the 1920s and on our understanding of his use...

Aunque se han acabado ya las vacaciones, la vuelta al cole tiene algunas cosas divertidas: hay que comprar zapatos nuevos, un estuche, una cartera... y luego romperlo todo; eso sí, siempre sin querer. Además hay que enseñarles a los amiguetes lo moreno que uno se ha puesto. Pero, ¿cómo conseguir que el moreno aguante hasta que empiece el cole? El pequeño Nicolás tiene soluciones para todo...

Índice Volumen 1 PRÓLOGO 11 LA NOVELA EN MÉXICO COMO EXTENSIÓN LAICA DE LA PARROQUIA 21 NOTAS SOBRE MARÍA 27 CULTURA NACIONAL Y CULTURA COLONIAL EN LA LITERATURA MEXICANA. 39 ATENTAS CONSIDERACIONES. LOS PERSONAJES AL FINAL DE LAS ALEGORÍAS. 53 AMADO NERVO. IN-A-GADDA-DA VIDA NADA TE DEBO, IN-A-GADDA-DA VIDA ESTAMOS EN PAZ . 57 INQUISICIONES. EL BANQUILLO DE LOS ACUSADOS 63 EL CONTEXTO LATINOAMERICANO 71 MÉXICO: NOTAS SOBRE LITERATURA Y SOCIEDAD (A LA HORA EXACTA DEL COLONIALISMO CULTURAL) 77 SOÑADORA, COQUETA Y ARDIENTE (NOTAS SOBRE SEXISMO EN LA LITERATURA MEXICANA) 99 REMEMBRANZAS. ...

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...