La novela de Safo

Fray Luis de Len (1527-91) is known chiefly as the author of some of the finest poetry of the Spanish Golden Age, but he also wrote important prose works in both Latin and Spanish, and produced eloquent translations into Spanish of biblical and classical texts. He spent five years imprisoned in solitary confinement by the Spanish Inquisition, fighting to clear himself of a series of accusations against his views on the Bible. Acquitted on all counts, he returned to teach at the University of Salamanca. This book examines the controversies in which Fray Luis was caught up, and investigates the ...

Esta obra se propone estudiar las ideas geográficas en la España medieval, con particular atención a los siglos XIII, XIV y XV y en sus relaciones con las fuentes griegas y latinas del período clásico y de la tardía Antigüedad. El análisis se centra en la descripción de la imago mundi medieval a partir de las ideas sobre la forma de la tierra, el Océano y las cuatro partidas del mundo entonces conocido por los europeos: el Septentrión, el Occidente, el Mediodía y el Oriente.

This collection comprises three genres: Poetry, Theater, and Narrative. Ideal for contemporary literature studies. Each book contains the following: text with notes that enhance comprehension, a basic outline of society and culture, a literary analysis of the work by prominent scholars and a chronological chart.

This collection of essays presents views on Don Quijote by noted Latin American philosophers, historians, sociologists, poets, and novelists. It intends to make the student of Hispanic culture aware of the profound love and admiration that Hispanic America has always demonstrated toward Cervantes and his masterpiece. Until now, the contributions of Latin American intellectuals to Cervantine studies have largely been ignored in publications in the United States. Written in Spanish, this text will be useful to the student and scholar of Hispanic literature and Latin American Studies.