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Neruda and Vallejo
Beacon Press 1993; US$ 20.00"Chilean Pablo Neruda is Latin America's greatest poet and one of the finest ever to have written in the Spanish language. The Peruvian poet, Cesar Vallejo, part Indian and born in a mining village, ranks not far below Neruda. Robert Bly is one of America's foremost poets, and a translator of uncommon brilliance. The combination makes for a priceless... more...
The Complete Poetry
University of California Press 2006; US$ 39.95This first translation of the complete poetry of Peruvian César Vallejo (1892-1938) makes available to English speakers one of the greatest achievements of twentieth-century world poetry. Handsomely presented in facing-page Spanish and English, this volume, translated by National Book Award winner Clayton Eshleman, includes the groundbreaking collections... more...
César Vallejo: Autógrafos olvidados
Boydell & Brewer 2003; US$ 90.00The reputation of César Vallejo (1892-1938) rests on his complex, unclassifiable poetry written from the viewpoint of a committed Marxist. He spent his early, formative, years in Peru, where his sympathy for the exploited peasantry inspired both his poetry and his politics, but in 1923 went to live in Paris (where he knew Artaud, Picasso and Cocteau). more...
Free Pages and Hard Times
Oxford University Press 2003; US$ 15.99Manuel Gonzalez Prada was a powerful Peruvian writer and political reformer whose essays and speeches influenced generations of young radicals. He founded the Party of National Unity in 1891, was linked to the anarchist movement, and served as Director of the National Library from 1912-1914. His writings have had enormous impact on the literary and... more...
The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas
Oxford University Press 1999; US$ 15.99Machado de Assis (1839-1908) is considered the pre-eminent writer of Brazil. This text is a translation of his memoirs. more...
The Poetess Counts to 100 and Bows Out: Selected Poems by Ana Enriqueta Teran
Princeton University Press 2009; US$ 21.95Ana Enriqueta Terán is arguably Venezuela's finest poet. Celebrated throughout the Spanish-speaking world, she is almost unknown among anglophones. Until now only a handful of her poems have been translated into English, giving at best a diluted impression of a uniquely intense imagination. This bilingual edition reveals the power and beauty of this... more...
Der Tango im Werk Julio Cortázars
Diplomica Verlag 2009; US$ 35.59Ausgehend von Äußerungen Julio Cortázars legt Viviana Alvarez-Schüller dar, dass Tangozitate in seinem literarischen Werk eine größere Rolle spielen als bislang vermutet. Dank beeindruckender Tango-Kompetenz nimmt sie den Leser mit auf eine sehr aufschlussreiche intertextuelle Spurensuche. Dabei erliegt sie nie der Versuchung, die Bedeutung des Tangos... more...
Representación histórica en la obra de Gabriel García Márquez
Diplomica Verlag 2009; US$ 35.59El premio Nobel Gabriel García Márquez es uno de los escritores más destacados de nuestro tiempo. En sus novelas Cien ańos de soledad, El general en su laberinto y Noticia de un secuestro, la presencia de la historia es sin duda el elemento más importante. Cien ańos de soledad es una "nueva novela" que mezcla lo real-histórico con el mundo mítico,... more...
Zeitgenössisches spanisches Theater im Spanischunterricht: Didaktische Relevanz und Methodik
Diplomica Verlag 2011; US$ 48.42Hauptbeschreibung Die fachdidaktisch ausgerichtete, wissenschaftliche Untersuchung zum spanischen Gegenwartstheater formuliert zunächst die Prämissen, unter denen literarische Texte im Fremdsprachenunterricht allgemein Verwendung finden bzw. finden sollten. Eine empirische Untersuchung zur tatsächlichen Verwendung von Dramen im bisherigen Spanischunterricht... more...
Quito Ecuador & Its Surroundings
Hunter Publishing 2009; US$ 8.99Welcome to Quito, the city of eternal spring, bridge to Ecuador's past, and your gateway city. Even if you are not much of a city person, this World Heritage Site has a certain charm to it. Nestled within the Avenue of the Volcanoes, the breathtaking backdrop blends with colonial architecture to create a truly unique surrounding. At 9,319 feet,... more...









