Spanish and Portuguese Faculty Research

Escritoras puertorriqueñas de la transición del siglo XIX al XX: Carmela Eulate Sanjurjo, Ana Roqué y Luisa Capetillo (Bird-Soto)

This study analyzes representative works by Puerto Rican authors: Carmela Eulate Sanjurjo, Ana Roqué, and Luisa Capetillo, for their treatment of the topic of women. The historical background is the transition associated with 1898, and the conceptual background is that of the roles of women in the Puerto Rican society and nation at the time.

Lewiston: Edwin Mellen Press, 2009

This study analyzes the literary importance of the collection of stories entitled Sara la obrera (y otros cuentos) (1895) by Puerto Rican author Ana Roqué. Its primary focus is the concept of 'woman' through a repertoire of female characters that, due to its own variety, challenge the uniform aspect embedded in that concept. By underscoring it literary value and including an edition of this text, this book re-inscribes Sara la obrera (y otros cuentos) in the area of Puerto Rican and women’s literature.

Lewiston: Edwin Mellen Press, 2009

La Generación del 50 tuvo una influencia decisiva en el desarrollo de la literatura peruana contemporánea. El enorme talento creativo que se manifestó en la poesía, la novela y el cuento, así como la perspicacia de muchos autores para el comentario crítico, abrieron importantes derroteros para un largo proceso de modernización en nuestras letras. Un caso singular en ese proceso lo constituye, sin duda, Luis Loayza. Nacido en Lima en 1934, la breve lista de títulos que compone su obra se ha distinguido por mantener una sostenida presencia en el canon literario peruano desde hace más de cinco décadas. Con los estudios compilados aquí por César Ferreira y Américo Mudarra, el lector podrá tener un acercamiento más seguro y global a la obra de Loayza.

Lima: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos-Ediciones del Vicerrectorado Académico, 2009

All of the poems featured in this collection are masterpieces of Spanish Golden Age literature, but it must be noted that, for the sake of brevity, not all of the poetic masterpieces from the Golden Age have been included, and not all of the period’s worthy poets are represented. The goal, rather, is to introduce students to several short and medium‐length poems, and to help students improve vocabulary, grammar, cultural knowledge, reading strategies, and listening skills while studying these poems.

Newark, DE: Cervantes & Company, 2007

A lingua galega na cidade no século XX: Unha aproximación sociolingüística ofrece unha aproximación á situación social do noso idioma no medio urbano. O libro aborda en profundidade a análise sociolingüística das cidades galegas no seu conxunto e céntrase nos principais indicadores de vitalidade do noso idioma nacional: coñecemento, lingua inicial, lingua habitual, usos na familia, usos escolares e usos laborais. Mais tamén afronta unha análise do cambio lingüístico, tanto intraxeracional como interxeracional, desde unha perspectiva novidosa. Ademais da visión do conxunto urbano, presenta unha análise comparada da situación do idioma nas sete cidades galegas. O libro achega importantes aspectos de interpretación, nomeadamente no terreo das interaccións lingüísticas familiares, sección na que se tratan non só as principais tendencias senón tamén as causas e motivacións do cambio lingüístico. Igualmente, presenta as principais liñas da evolución histórica do noso idioma ao longo do século XX, constituíndo así unha ferramenta moi útil para entender a historia social do galego no trascendetal medio urbano.

Vigo: Xerais, 2007

Edgardo Rivera Martínez es un escritor en el más puro sentido de la palabra. Así lo anota César Ferreira en la presentación a esta compilación de comentarios críticos sobre la obra del escritor jaujino. A ello se suman también textos del propio autor estudiado y una serie de entrevistas concedidas por él a lo largo de los últimos años.

Lima: Fondo Editorial Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, 2006.

Sintaxis y morfología de la lengua española presents the syntax and morphology of Spanish in an approachable manner, without linguistic theory. In addition, a historical component helps students understand how Spanish is spoken today as well as how it came to be spoken that way.

Prentice Hall, 2006

Edited and glossed student edition of the 19th-century Spanish novel Pepita Jiménez by Juan Valera.

Newark, DE: Cervantes and Company, 2005

Virginia Woolf and Literary History is the second of a two-part special issue of Woolf Studies Annual. Part 1 was published in volume 9 (2003).

Pace University Press, 2004

The breadth of Peru's culture from pre-Columbian times to today is surveyed in this one-stop reference. Modern Peru emerges as an ethnically divided nation progressing toward social integration of its heavily Indian and Hispanic population. Ferreira and Dargent, native Peruvians, illustrate how the diverse geography of the country—the Andes, coast, and jungle—has also had a role in shaping cultural and social expression, from history to art. Further exploring the influence of Spanish colonialism and its modern blending with Indian traditions, this volume covers the legacy of the Incas and Machu Picchu, providing an authoritative overview of how the citizenry and major cultural venues, such as the church, media, and arts, have evolved. A chronology and glossary supplement the text.

Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2003.

Virginia Woolf and Literary History is the first of a two-part special issue of Woolf Studies Annual.

Pace University Press, 2003

Edited and glossed student edition of the naturalist novel La barraca by the Spanish author Vicente Blasco Ibáñez.

Newark DE: Juan de la Cuesta, 2003

One of the stated goals of the Naturalist movement was to present a depiction of life faithful to the empirical method. In practice, however, the works emphasize the more sordid and base elements. This study explains how Vicente Blasco Ibáñez's use of coloration is a consciously manipulated narrative technique instead of a faithful portrayal of reality. In fact, a close examination of the Valencian cycle concludes that the "scientific objectivity" of the Naturalist movement is tenuous, at best, and that Blasco Ibáñez's narratives include more art and artifice than have been recognized heretofore.

Newark, DE: Juan de la Cuesta, 2003

Eduardo Mendoza: A New Look co-edited by Jeffrey Oxford and David Knutson (Peter Lang Publishers). This critical anthology is the first collection of scholarly essays to be published solely on the work of Spanish novelist Eduardo Mendoza. With contributions by academics from Spain and the United States, the book touches upon each of Mendoza’s major publications since 1975. The essayists represent a variety of critical positions and practices and often reach strikingly different conclusions about the same texts.

New York: Peter Lang Publishing, 2002

Newark, DE: Cervantes & Co., 2003