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El Cuento Hispnico: A Graded Literary Anthology

by Edward J. Mullen

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

This highly successful short fiction collection introduces the Intermediate Spanish student to major Hispanic writers from both Spain and Spanish America, including, among others, Ana María Matute, Horacio Quiroga, Julio Cortázar, and Jorge Luis Borges. Each of the short works in this anthology is intended to be read in one sitting. A wide variety of language developmental exercises, such as vocabulary study and strategy building, accompany the readings. An alternate version of this book is also available for customization through McGraw-Hill's Primis services.

Synopsis:

This highly successful short fiction collection introduces the Intermediate Spanish student to major Hispanic writers from both Spain and Spanish America, including, among others, Ana María Matute, Horacio Quiroga, Julio Cortázar, and Jorge Luis Borges. Each of the short works in this anthology is intended to be read in one sitting. A wide variety of language developmental exercises, such as vocabulary study and strategy building, accompany the readings. An alternate version of this book is also available for customization through McGraw-Hill's Primis services.

About the Author

Edward Mullen is Professor of Spanish at the University of Missouri-Columbia, where he has taught since 1971. He is co-editor of the Afro-Hispanic Review. He received the Ph.D. in Romance languages from Northwestern University and has also taught at Purdue University. Professor Mullen has received the Woodrow Wilson and American Council of Learned Societies fellowships. He has served on the Executive Committee of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages (ADFL) and was the President from 1991 to 1992. He is the author of Carlos Pellicer; Langston Hughes in the Hispanic World and Haiti; Contemporáneos: Revista mexicana de cultura; The Life and Poems of a Cuban Slave; La poesía de Carlos Pellicer: Interpretaciones críticas; Critical Essays on Langston Hughes; Sendas literarias: Hispanoamérica, written with David Darst; and most recently, Afro-Cuban Literature: Critical Junctures.John F. Garanigo is Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures at Washinton University in St. Louis, where he has taught since receiving the Ph. D. from the University of Illinois in 1964. He is the author of Javier de Viana, Life and Works; Carlos Germán Belli: Antología crítica; El perfil del gaucho; and Osvaldo Dragún: Su teatro. He has also contributed numerous articles on narrative, poetry, and drama to professional journals.

Table of Contents

PRIMER PASO

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra:

El loco de Sevilla

Don Juan Manuel:

Lo que sucedió a un deán de Santiago con don Illán, el mago de Toledo

Marco Denevi:

Apocalipsis

Augusto Monterroso:

El eclipse

Sandra Cisneros:

La casa en Mango Street

SEGUNDO PASO

Visiones de España

Ana María Matute

El árbol de oro

Rafael

El ausente

Civilización y barbarie

Horacio Quiroga

Los buques suicidantes

El almohadón de plumas

A la deriva

Más allá de la realidad

Julio Cortázar

Continuidad de los parques

La casa tomada

La noche boca arriba

El mundo de los espejos

Jorge Luis Borges

Emma Zunz

Las ruinas circulares

El Sur

TERCER PASO

Luisa Valenzuela:

La droga

Soledad Puértolas:

La indiferencia de Eva

Elena Poniatowska:

El recado

Gabriel García Márquez:

El ahogado más hermoso del mundo

Product Details

ISBN:
9780072818888
Subtitle:
A Graded Literary Anthology
Author:
Mullen, Edward J.
Author:
Garganigo, John F.
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Langua
Location:
Boston
Subject:
Spanish
Subject:
Spanish language
Subject:
Short stories, spanish
Subject:
Short stories, Spanish American
Copyright:
Edition Number:
6
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references.
Publication Date:
August 2003
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
College/higher education:
Language:
Spanish
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
240
Dimensions:
8.96x6.02x.36 in. .64 lbs.

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