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Introduccion a la Literatura Hispano-Americana: de la Conquista al Siglo XX
Introduccion a la Literatura HispanoAmericana de la Conquista al Siglo XX Author:Gladys M. Varona-Lacey English Translation of title: Introduction to Hispano-American Literature: From the Conquest to the 20th Century. — Unique, beautifully typeset, textbook and anthology of Hispano-American literature and "an ideal introduction" to the Spanish language masterpieces of Latin American literature. 99 Selections in the Spanish language b... more »y 39 authors from Christopher Columbus to modern writers, well-known and less well-known. The literary selections include short stories, plays, poetry, essays, diaries, letters, and chapters from novels, all in their original form.
Table of Contents:
1) Preface (in English)
2) Conquista y Colonia [Conquest and Colony]
3) Precursores y Contemporaneos [Precursors and Contemporaries]
4) Glossario de Terminos Literarios (in Spanish) [Glossary of Literary Terms]
5) Otros Estudios de Interes [Other Studies of Interest]
6) Acknowledgments/Photo Credits (in English)
7) Indice de Autores y Obras [(Alphabetical) Index of Authors and Their Works]
At the bottom of each page, there are footnotes with translations into English of that selection's more complex Spanish words/concepts or of colloquialisms/slang into standard Spanish or explanations of unfamiliar references. Each author is introduced with a concise biographical sketch. Preceding each literary selection, there is a short module entitled "Al Leer Considere Lo Siguiente" [Upon reading, Consider the Following]. At the end of each literary selection, there are 2 modules entitled "Despues De Leer" [After Reading] & "Algunos Estudios de Interes [Other Studies of Interest].« less