Spanish literature generally refers to literature written in the Spanish language within the territory that presently constitutes the state of Spain. Its development coincides and frequently intersects with that of other literary traditions from regions within the same territory, particularly Catalan literature, Galician intersects as well with Latin, Jewish, and Arabic literary traditions of the Iberian peninsula. In this book, the critic August Nemo brings to readers a rich selection of seven short stories by Spanish authors. - The Tall Woman by Pedro Antonio De Alarcon. - The White Butterfly by Jose Selgas. - Maese Perez, The Organist by Gustavo Adolfo Becquer. - Moors And Christians by Pedro Antonio De Alarcon. - Bread Cast Upon The Waters by Fernan Caballero. - First Love by Emilia Pardo-Bazan. - An Andalusian Duel by Serafin Estebanez Calderon.
Spain's great lyric poet, Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836-1870), is famed both for his poetry and his fiction. Bécquer's celebrated Rhymes consists of sixty-six of the most splendid poems written in Spain in the nineteenth century. As the Alvarez Quintero brothers said, "All his poetry is moonlight." And the six tales from Bécquer's Legends, shimmering between romance and fantasy, show why his prose is recognized as among the best from the Spanish Romantic tradition. Editor Stanley Appelbaum provides sensitive, accurate English translations on the pages facing the original Spanish, as well as an informative introduction to the author's life and work. This volume is a treasure for students and teachers of Spanish language and literature and for lovers of poetry and storytelling.
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8.Rimas y leyendas. Esta es, sin lugar a dudas, la obra más importante y reconocida de cuantas salieron de la pluma del poeta romántico Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer. Un autor sevillano este, clásico de la literatura española, que se ha convertido en objeto de estudio, en un referente y también en una de las figuras más importantes de la historia del país.
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