Synopses & Reviews
In twelve theme-based units, LITERATURA Y ARTE presents a balance of male and female voices representing important literary contributions of the Spanish-speaking world and introduces you to the rich and diverse contributions of Hispanic artists to the fine arts. Part of the renowned three-volume INTERMEDIATE SPANISH series, this reader integrates artistic content into every chapter, as well as biographical information on authors, artists, and movements.
Synopsis
Literatura y arte introduces the student to literary works by both Spanish and Spanish-American writers and to the rich and diverse contributions of Hispanic artists to the fine arts. The accompanying exercises also stress the development of reading, writing, and speaking skills and include vocabulary-building and conversational activities.
Synopsis
LITERATURA Y ARTE, Eighth Edition, part of a complete intermediate series, offers students twelve thematically oriented units with a balance of voices representing major literary contributions of the Hispanic world, and is the only literary reader to systematically integrate artistic content into every chapter.
Synopsis
This volume of the series features literary readings as well as artistic masterpieces from the Spanish-speaking world. This volume's 12 units are thematically tied to CONVERSACIÓN Y REPASO. There is better correlation of these supplementary books in marginal annotations on each unit-opening and unit-closing page.
About the Author
Lynn A. Sandstedt is a native of Colorado and a Ph.D. graduate in Spanish Language and Literature from the University of Colorado, Boulder. He taught at the University of Northern Colorado for 22 years and served as Chairman of the Foreign Language Department and the Department of Hispanic Studies. He was elected to serve on ACTFL Executive and later was elected to serve as president. He was elected president of the AATSP and several years later was selected to be the executive director. Sandstedt has received several prestigious awards for his work in Foreign Language Education. Ralph Kite earned a Ph.D. in Ibero-American Studies from the University of New Mexico. He spent several years organizing and directing Peace Corps language training programs at New Mexico and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He continued to pursue interests in different teaching and learning approaches (film, computers, and theater) at the University of Colorado-Boulder, where he served as chair for 10 years.
Table of Contents
Preface. Introduction. 1. ORÍGENES DE LA CULTURA HISPÁNICA: EUROPA. Literatura: El Conde Lucanor, don Juan Manuel. Arte: La Alambra. Patio de los Leones. Patio de la Acequia, Generalife. Los banos reales. 2. ORÍGENES DE LA CULTURA HISPÁNICA: AMÉRICA. Literatura: Los naufragios, Álvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca. Arte: El arte de los aztecas. Coyolxauhqui, diosa de la luna. Guerrero vestido de águila. Cerámica con la figura de Tezcatlipoca. Quetzalcoatl, la serpiente emplumada. 3. LA RELIGIÓN EN EL MUNDO HISPÁNICO. Literatura: Poema nahua, Anonimo. Coplas por la muerte de su padre (trozo), Jorge Manrique. Soneto, Anonimo. Sonetos, Sor Juana. Lo fatal, Ruben Dario. Salmo I (trozo), Miguel de Unamuno Arte: El Greco. El entierro del Conde de Orgaz. El espolio. Vista de Toledo. 4. ASPECTOS DE LA FAMILIA EN EL MUNDO HISPÁNICO. Literatura: Caperucita Roja o Casco Rojo, Beatriz Guido. Arte: Pablo Ruiz Picasso. Madre e hijo. Familia de saltimbanquis. Los primeros pasos. 5. EL HOMBRE Y LA MUJER EN LA SOCIEDAD HISPÁNICA. Literatura: Manana de sol, Hermanos Quintero. Arte: Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velásquez. Esopo (1637-1640). La vieja cocinera (1618). La meninas (1656). 6. COSTUMBRES Y CREENCIAS. Literatura: El evangelio segun Marcos, Jorge Luis Borges. Arte: Francisco de Goya y Lucientes. La familia de Carlos IV (1800). Los fusilamientos del 3 de mayo de 1808 en Madrid (circa 1814). Saturno devorando a uno de sus hijos. 7. ASPECTOS ECONÓMICOS DE HISPANOAMÉRICA. Literatura: Es que somos muy pobres, Juan Rulfo. Arte: Diego Rivera. Escuela al aire libre. Florecimiento de la Revolucion. El triunfo de la Revolucion. 8. LOS MOVIMIENTOS REVOLUCIONARIOS DEL SIGLO XX. Literatura: Un dia de estos, Gabriel Garcia Márquez. Arte: Jose Clemente Orozco y David Álfaro Sequeiros. La trinchera (1923-1924). El sollozo. Hombre en llamas (1938-1939). 9. LA EDUCACIÓN EN EL MUNDO HISPÁNICO. Literatura: La noche de Tlatelolco, Rosario Castellanos (Mexico 1925-1974) y Elena Poniatowska (Paris: 1933-). Arte: La Ciudad Universitaria. La Biblioteca Central. Alegoria de Mexico. El pueblo a la universidad. 10. LA CIUDAD EN EL MUNDO HISPÁNICO. Literatura: Una senora, Jose Donoso (Chile: 1924-1996). Arte: El arte internacional de la metropolis (Joaquin Torres Garcia, Roberto Sebastián Antonio Matta Echaurren, Alejandro Obregon). El autobus. El puerto. Amanecer en los Andes. 11. LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS Y LO HISPÁNICO. Literatura: Poesia de Nicolás Guillen (Cuba: 1902-1989). Balada de los dos abuelos, Sensemayá. Cronica de Ana Lydia Vega (Puerto Rico: 1946- ). Un deseo llamado tranvia. Arte: El arte moderno cubano: Mario Carreno, Amelia Peláez, Wifredo Lam. Pescados. Tornado. La manigua (La jungla). 12. LA PRESENCIA HISPÁNICA EN LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS. Literatura: Mi caballo mago, Sabine Ulibarri (New Mexico: 1919-2003). Arte: Santos y santeros. Carreta de la muerte. Adán y Eva. Cristo atado a la columna. Vocabulario. Credits.