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The contributions gathered in this volume take a fresh look at the medieval history of women, revealing the many faces of female reality during an extremely dynamic period—while individuality was on the rise, new linguistic codes (vernacular languages) and innovative literary genres were emerging, and the political situation was undergoing deep changes. The book is structured in three interrelated sections: The first is dedicated to "Historical femininity" and documents the cultural and literary activities carried out by women from the nobility. The second is about "Authorial femininity"...

La rica tradición épica castellana, de la que dan abundante testimonio las prosificaciones de las crónicas medievales, alcanzó tempranamente su cota más alta con el "Poema de Mio Cid". En su prólogo, José Jesús de Bustos Tovar examina los orígenes de la épica castellana, analiza la datación y autoría del manuscrito y estudia su estructura temática y técnica literaria. Lejos del tópico que pretende encarnar en el Cid un inexistente espíritu nacional, el poema «es ante todo la historia de un hombre que recupera su honra por el esfuerzo de su brazo, es decir, la historia de un...

Épocas y avances offers a communicative-humanistic approach to second language acquisition. It emphasizes particular aspects of the history, literature, art, society, geography, language, and culture of Spain and Latin America through a series of readings and related activities specifically designed to enhance linguistic proficiency. The cuaderno de trabajo is designed to: Reinforce and enhance the vocabulary and grammatical structures learned in the principal text Provide an additional review of fundamental concepts Offer oral comprehension practice with an original audio program for each...

What you need to know - now! Designed for beginning language students (no prior knowledge of Spanish is assumed), for whom success in the field is vitally important,Spanish for Health Care prepares you to use “real-life language” on the job—immediately. A focus on practical language learned in context makes Spanish accessible for the health professional.