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Literary Crossover in the Domingo Del Monte "Tertulia": Anselmo Suárez Y Romero's and Cirilo Villaverde's C. Valdés Protagonists
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Myers, Megan Jeanette – Hispania, 2017
This article charts the similarities between the first short story appearance in 1839 of what later became Cirilo Villaverde's well-known nineteenth-century novel, "Cecilia Valdés" (1882), and Anselmo Suárez y Romero's "Carlota Valdés" (1838). The study considers the circle of influence in Cuba for writers during this time…
Descriptors: Literary Genres, Novels, Fiction, Cubans
Mirta Yáñez's Dystopic Vision of Havana
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González, Flora M. – Hispania, 2017
In her 2010 novel "Sangra por la herida," the Cuban novelist, poet, and essayist Mirta Yáñez constructs a panoramic view of metropolitan Havana, following the model of Latin American fiction starting in the 1980s based on a revised version of the detective novel. "Sangra por la herida" functions best as a narrative that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Latin American Literature, Novels, Urban Areas
Algunos apuntes sobre las traducciones literarias en Cuba (Some Notes on Literary Translations in Cuba)
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Bueno, Salvador – Babel: International Journal of Translation, 1975
Gives the history of the translation into Spanish of the literature of western culture as done by Cuban authors. (Text is in Spanish.) (TL)
Descriptors: Authors, Literary History, Novels, Poetry
Jose Lezama Lima's "Paradiso:" The Theme of Light and the Resurrection
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Waller, Claudia Joan – Hispania, 1973
Descriptors: Characterization, Hispanic American Literature, Literary Devices, Novels
Sobre la nueva narrativa (The Current Literary Scene in Cuba)
Miranda, Julio E. – Cuad Hispanoamer, 1970
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Hispanic American Literature, Narration, Novels
Forina y estilo en "Paradiso" (Form and Style of "Paradiso")
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Figueroa-Amaral, Esperanza – Revista Iberoamericana, 1970
Descriptors: Characterization, Fiction, Formal Criticism, Hispanic American Literature
Causa, tesis y tema en la novela de Carlos Loveira (Cause, Thesis, and Theme in the Novels of Carlos Loveira)
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Martinez, Miguel A. – Hispania, 1971
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Characterization, Hispanic American Literature, Motifs
El Anti-Heroe en El Acoso (The Anti-Hero in El Acoso (the Pursuit))
Carlos, Alberto J. – Cuad Amer, 1970
Descriptors: Characterization, Existentialism, Formal Criticism, Hispanic American Literature
Son de la Habana: La ruta de Severo Sarduy (They Hail from Havana: The Route of Severo Sarduy)
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Gonzalez Echevarria, Roberto – Revista Iberoamericana, 1971
Special issue devoted to contemporary Spanish American literature. (DS)
Descriptors: Hispanic American Literature, Literary Influences, Literary Styles, Narration
Conversacion con Severo Sarduy (A Conversation with Severo Sarduy)
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Rodriquez Monegal, Emir – Revista de Occidente, 1970
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Authors, Hispanic American Literature, Impressionistic Criticism
Understanding "The Old Man and the Sea": A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents.
Valenti, Patricia Dunlavy – 2003
"The Old Man and the Sea" remains one of Ernest Hemingway's most beloved works. This casebook helps readers interpret and appreciate the thematic concerns of the novel, as well as the contextual issues it explores. Topic chapters provide information on Cuba, including its natural geography, sociopolitical history, and the ethnic…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Foreign Countries, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities