Gesta romanorum

This study examines the cardinal points of Goytisolo's work, the tetralogy Antagonia, and explores his experimentation with multiple techniques. Following a postmodernist/poststructuralist approach, it focuses upon the metaphorical meaning of the labyrinthine structure. The book analyzes the therapeutic qualities that the narrators/protagonists find in their experiences as writers, and also the roles played by various readers, be these real or fictitious. It also examines Goytisolo's deft articulation of straightforward exposition with parody and his criticism of Catalan society.

Los autores pretenden mostrar la riqueza y variedad del pensamiento que conformó la época que va desde el Humanismo hasta el Barroco y enriqueció su expresión formal. Han querido ofrecer un panorama teórico apoyado siempre en lo textual, de modo que se pueda ver cómo y por qué la literatura acoge arte, pensamiento y nuevas formas de expresión.

"As much as in other countries, there is a bildungsroman novel in Spanish America like the ones of Güiraldes, Vargas Llosa, and Pacheco. However, less studied is the same genre of novel written by women. Examines growing pains and search for freedom in a patriarchal society in the works of Elena Poniatowska, Rosario Castellanos, Claribel Alegría, Rosario Ferré, and Beatriz Guido. Interesting contribution to the growing body of studies on these writers"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

En lo mas crudo del invierno, un osito blanco camina por el bosque buscando refugio y finalmente encuentra una casa dónde una niña solitaria está deseando encontrar un amigo.