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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 ...

Con el inicio de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, anticipada en España por la guerra civil, la poesía (la literatura toda) escrita en el mundo occidental es concebida –consciente o inconscientemente— de un modo sustancialmente nuevo, que da lugar no sólo a un nuevo período o a una nueva promoción generacional, sino a una nueva edad: la poesía posmoderna, en la que aún seguimos inmersos. Para comprender el sentido de la poesía posmoderna y valorarla críticamente con toda la justicia que merece, se hace necesario conocer todos los rasgos esenciales que la definen. A eso, a definir la...

Incluye estudios de especialistas y escritores de España y América Latina que abordan las formas contemporáneas del cruce de lo realista y lo fantástico, en un sentido lato, en la actual narrativa latinoamericana.

In this book we're invited to choose words randomly, to count syllables, to let the stress in the words make its music, to give in to the meaning of words, to become readers of poetry, to spread the verses in Spanish that are ours and everybody's. Many wrongly believe that verses are written in a state of agitation, enthusiasm, or near-dementia, but, to the benefit of those trying to write their first poem, Hiriart proves that this is hardly ever the case. Great examples of poetry from classic and contemporary authors, and anecdotes and dialogues of great wit and precision, make this volume a ...