Epistolario de Pilar de Zubiaurre (1906-1970)

This study examines the cardinal points of Goytisolo's work, the tetralogy Antagonia, and explores his experimentation with multiple techniques. Following a postmodernist/poststructuralist approach, it focuses upon the metaphorical meaning of the labyrinthine structure. The book analyzes the therapeutic qualities that the narrators/protagonists find in their experiences as writers, and also the roles played by various readers, be these real or fictitious. It also examines Goytisolo's deft articulation of straightforward exposition with parody and his criticism of Catalan society.

Ines is a nine-year-old girl who spends the afternoons with her neighbor Lupe, an elderly woman with a vivid imagination. Lupe asks Ines to write letters to son Lucas, however, reality and fantasy seem to blend in Lupe's mind, as if some mice were gnawing at her memories.

Childhood is a fundamental theme in the works of Ana Maria Matute, and also one of the key issues for the study of the aesthetic narrative of the writer. This thesis presents an analysis of the image of childhood in the works of Matute written for adults, observed in two distinct literary contexts: that of the realistic novels and of the fantastic works. This division also corresponds, though not mathematically, to the two creative periods of the writer, so that the continuity and evolution of both the theme and the aesthetic techniques throughout the author's entire literary career can be...

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...