Figuras de la experiencia en el fin de siglo

Este libro se interesa en las conexiones de la literatura con los generos y esteticas de la cultura de masas. En todos los relatos considerados puede leerse la seduccion que ejercen las formas de la cultura popular, paralela a la producida b"y buscadab" en el lector, pero seguida de una inevitable "traicion." Amor e infidelidad hacia las formas masivas: los textos las usan, las integran pero no pueden evitar marcar la diferencia, que es la diferencia con "la otra cultura." Y es en esa distancia entre el uso seductor y la decepcion de lo esperado que se abre la posibilidad de una lectura...

This volume is a tribute to Miguel Mendez, one of the most important figures of Chicano letters. Miguel Mendez in Aztlan includes critical essays on Mendez's fiction, works by Miguel Mendez (including a never-before-published short story), personal photographs, an interview, and an extensive bibliography.

Making a pact with the devil is not as easy as it looks. On one hand, you get fame and fortune for over 800 years, but, on the other hand, you have to become a vengeful being willing to condemn yourself to a lifetime of servitude. Prosper will try to avoid this by returning the devil Alastor to his world before he destroys her family. In order to accomplish this, she will have to avoid numerous traps, tricks, and Alastor's wicked sense of humor with only the help of her Uncle Barnabas, a witch's apprentice, and a cat with bat wings.

Colombia produced one of the richest literatures of Latin America, as much for its abundance as for its variety and innovation during the 19th century. This value has been unknown due to subsequent writers and critics that rejected the importance of this literature and influenced readers to ignore this literary production as noteworthy. In the same way, this lack of recognition has been perpetuated by the absence of information of the literary works produced during the 19th century and has hampered the investigation and research of new generations of readers. Therefore, this Bibliography of...