La ficción de Gabriel García Márquez

Each title in this series, created by teachers and writers, provides a complete and thoughtful analysis of several of the most valuable works of world literature. Intended as a starting point for a better understanding and appreciation of literature, each analysis also imparts information about the author, social and historical background information, structure and traditions of literary genres, facts about characters, and a bibliography to encourage further intellectual exploration. Esta coleccion es una herramienta indispensable para el estudio y analisis de obras clasicas de la literatura...

Abrir nuestra mirada inquisidora a la más idiosincrásica de las enfermedades dramáticas sin desdeñar ninguno de los elementos que pudieran contribuir a iluminarla –el modelo de la psiquiatría y en particular el del psicoanálisis lacaniano entre otros– es el eje que Cecilia Perczyk nos plantea en estas páginas. La autora enfoca sus reflexiones en la representación dramática de la locura en el marco del imaginario ateniense del periodo clásico, a partir del estudio de las tragedias Heracles y Bacantes de Eurípides. La originalidad del planteo radica en la perspectiva nosológica...

This book analyzes the theoretical aspects of specific humoristic techniques in Gabriel Garcia Marquez. These techniques employ ranges from the use of explicit jokes, hyperbole or textual and cultural carnival, and literary resources such as irony, parody and ambiguity.

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...