Spanish Language & Literature

Debido a la escasez y falta de difusión de la literatura escrita por mujeres bolivianas, muy pocos lectores en el mundo han tenido la oportunidad de conocerla. Con este ejemplar se introduce por primera vez el mundo literario boliviano por medio de entrevistas a algunas de las autoras más significativas de este país. Es de mucha importancia mostrar la vida de las mujeres tal como la presentan en su literatura; además es imprescindible conocer a autoras que escriben actualmente porque su escritura refleja a menudo las realidades de la época, sean éstas socio-políticas o personales. En las entrevistas reunidas en este tomo, las autoras revelan lo que les motiva a escribir, lo que significa ser una mujer en Bolivia y cómo este estatus afecta su producción literaria. Además de contener una biografía, las entrevistas también se acompañan con bibliografías primarias y secundarias, un ejemplo de escritura y una fotografía. El texto es especialmente útil en el campo académico con interés en la literatura femenina latinoamericana.

More than 2300 entries arranged alphabetically by author, title, and chronologically. Bibliographical information includes: serialization where relevant; reprints and translations; library locations including a number of libraries outside of Columbia Also includes copious notes.

Martinez should be the first choice as a reference guide to writers in Cuba or in exile therefrom. Choice This one-volume dictionary is designed to acquaint the English-speaking public with creative writers who contributed significantly to Cuban literature between 1900 and the mid-1980s. Emphasizing literary figures who achieved some measure of international recognition, it presents alphabetically arranged profiles of approximately 120 authors, together with information on literary genres, selected magazines and journals, and influential critics. Each entry begins with a biographical sketch of the author, followed by a discussion of the writer's work and references to relevant critical commentary. A bibliography of major works and secondary sources is supplied for each writer. Essays on literary genres provide an overview of trends, styles, and characteristic features of the genres that have been of particular importance in Cuba since 1900. Written by a distinguished group of critics and scholars in the field, this dictionary will be a useful resource for studies in modern Latin American and Cuban literature.

This volume features approximately 600 entries that represent the major writers, literary schools, and cultural movements in the history of Mexican literature. A collaborative effort by American, Mexican, and Hispanic scholars, the text contains bibliographical, biographical, and critical material--placing each work cited within its cultural and historical framework. Intended to enrich the English-speaking public's appreciation of the rich diversity of Mexican literature, works are selected on the basis of their contribution toward an understanding of this unique artistry. The dictionary contains entries keyed by author and works, the length of each entry determined by the relative significance of the writer or movement being discussed. Each biographical entry identifies the author's literary contribution by including facts about his or her life and works, a chronological list of works, a supplementary bibliography, and, when appropriate, critical notes. Authors are listed alphabetically and cross-referenced both within the text and the index to facilitate easy access to information. Selected bibliographical entries are also listed alphabetically by author and include both the original title and English translation, publisher, date and place of publication, and number of pages.

A registry of criticism on 78 writers of Mexico in all genres and periods.

An English translation, History of Mexican Literature, is located in Moody Memorial Library.http://bearcat.baylor.edu/record=b1527174a

Peru, which in this century has produced world-renowned novelists of the stature of Mario Vargas Llosa and José María Arguedas, and poets such as the avant-garde CésarVallejo, possesses a distinctive and varied literary culture of great intrinsic value. Peru's Spanish colonial past connects it to the mainstream of Western literature; but native traditions have survived and continue to flourish, both in Quechua and in Spanish. Attempts to evade the colonial heritage gave rise to a literature which at first was limited to expressing the ethos of Lima's middle classes, but later broadened out to reflect regional values and give a voice to marginal sectors in Peruvian society. A History of Peruvian Literature sets in context and appraises, with ample quotation and analysis, all of the more significant Peruvian writings from the Renaissance onwards. The native tradition, the colonial period and the nineteenth century are the subjects of the first three chapters; then four chapters are devoted to the twentieth century, when Peruvian literary output is astonishing in its range, adventurousness and quality. All Spanish quoted is translated into English, the poetry in James Higgins' excellent verse; full bibliographies are provided for each author discussed.