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Rivera-Rodas proposes a new concept about what he calls the poetics of the theatrical reception. The discussion of this phenomenon, which also deals with meta theater, focuses on the dramatic work of Mario Vargas Llosa. Examination of the complex relationships of contemporary dramatic structures provides a new definition of meta theater and its effects on the public. Meta theater is shown as a semiotic result not theatrically representable, since it takes place only in the spectator's perceptible experience. Therefore, it does not exist prior to the theatrical or reading reception, nor is it...

This collection of seventeen essays on Spanish Golden Age and Spanish American Colonial Poetry unites contributions from a cross-section of specialists in the field of Hispanic poetry. It places aesthetic questions in their broader European context, and looks beyond the confines of Europe to interrogate the key terms of its title, balancing panoramic approaches to questions of genre with the insights afforded by detailed readings of individual texts.

This volume is a tribute to Miguel Mendez, one of the most important figures of Chicano letters. Miguel Mendez in Aztlan includes critical essays on Mendez's fiction, works by Miguel Mendez (including a never-before-published short story), personal photographs, an interview, and an extensive bibliography.

Este libro estudia la obra del escritor mexicano Juan Rulfo (1917-1986) mediante el análisis minucioso de un aspecto hasta ahora inexplorado de su producción escrita y visual: el tema del espacio. Fruto de una rigurosa investigación, define el espacio de la obra rulfiana como el pueblo imaginario de Comala, escenario de la novela Pedro Páramo. Tal ámbito, presente además en el libro de cuentos El llano en llamas, es estudiado a la luz del psicoanálisis y de la estética. La obra propone nuevas y originales maneras de examinar la creación de Juan Rulfo, una de las más importantes de...