Advanced Spanish Vocabulary

This intermediate- to advanced-level anthology presents an overview of Hispanic American social and political issues as reflected in contemporary literature in a variety of genres-fiction, autobiography, poetry, and a one-act play. Six thematically-based chapters contain three reading selections of varying lengths and complexity, each preceded by a brief introduction that provides information about the author, historical or cultural background about the issue being covered, and general remarks about the reading. Each reading selection is supported by a series of pre- and post-reading...

En el París del siglo xv, con sus sombrías callejuelas pobladas por desheredados de la fortuna y espíritus atormentados, la gitana Esmeralda, que predice el porvenir y atrae fatalmente a los hombres, es acusada injustamente de la muerte de su amado y condenada al patíbulo. Agradecido por el apoyo que en otro tiempo recibió de ella, Quasimodo, campanero de Nuestra Señora, de fuerza hercúlea y cuya horrible fealdad esconde un corazón sensible, la salva y le da asilo en la catedral

High school texts providing an introduction to the language and culture of the Spanish-speaking world.