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Three Centuries of Spanish Stories |
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Three Centuries of Spanish Stories
Literary Selections and Activities for the Student of Spanish 2010 • 978-1-58510-303-4 • paper • 223 pages • 6 x 9 • $24.95 | About the Authors | Table of Contents | Preface | Review |
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Description Three Centuries of Spanish Short Stories invites readers to discover seventeen Spanish short stories written by well-known and also several newly recognized authors from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. Authors represented in the anthology include: Juan Valera , Mercedes Abad and Jose Maria Merino. Intermediate and advanced students of Spanish learn about the modern Spanish short story and gain confidence in their literary analysis while strengthening their speaking, reading and writing skills. Numerous pre- and post-reading activities for each short story generate classroom conversations.
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Dr. Astrid Billat is Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Meredith College. She holds an A.B. from Augustana College; an A.M. from the University of New Mexico; and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.
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Table
of Contents
Prefacio Agradecimientos Una Breve Introducción 1. Mariano José de Larra "Yo
quiero ser cómico" (1833) 2. Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer "El
gnomo" (1861-63) 3. Juan Valera "La muñequita"
(1894) 4. Emilia Pardo Bazán "El Pañuelo"
(1901) 5. Miguel de Unamuno "El amor que
asalta"(1913) 6. José María Sánchez Silva "Tal
vez mañana"(1946) 7. Ana María Matute "Pecado de
omisión"(1961) 8. Camilo José Cela "Don Elías
Neftalí Sánchez, mecanógrafo"(1965) 9. Carmen Laforet "Al colegio"(1970)
10. Soledad Puértolas "La
indiferencia de Eva"(1982) 11. Laura Freixas "Final absurdo"(1988)
12. Mercedes Abad "Una bonita
combinación"(1989) 13. Vicente Molina Foix "Cuento
de la peluca"(1993) 14. Maruja Torres "Desaparecida"
(1995) 15. Javier Marías Franco "En el
viaje de novios"(1996) 16. José María Merino "El
inocente"(2004) 17. Manuel Hidalgo "Rosita"
(2005) Un Poco de Historia España en el siglo XIX España en los siglos XX y XXI Glosario Español–Inglés
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Three Centuries of Spanish Short Stories: Literary Selections and Activities for the Student of Spanish is a textbook designed for college students of Spanish at the fifth-semester or higher level. This textbook can be used for a 300 level literature course or for a special topics course. Its goal is to introduce students to a variety of Spanish short stories produced from 1800 to the present day. Its aim is to strengthen students’ reading, speaking and writing skills. Three Centuries of Spanish Short Stories includes short stories of a great thematic variety, a characteristic of the modern Spanish short story. Students will read short fiction that deals with themes as varied as hardship of children and adolescents, stories of immigrants in Spain, woman’s roles in society, fantastic fiction, folktales, disabilities, "fall in love" and "fall out of love." Pedagogical approach The pedagogical philosophy is interactive. Students are invited to use what they know and to find out about what they don’t know. Dialogue, self-awareness, critical thinking as well as cultural comparisons are fostered. This is a classroom textbook with flexible activities—that is, activities for the individual as well as for the group; involving both dialogue and writing. This facilitates different types of class dynamics according to the instructor’s goals. The approach is multidisciplinary—that is, though the main content deals with literature, texts are used to uncover historical, cultural and sociological issues. Short stories selection The seventeen short stories included in Three Centuries of Spanish Short Stories: Literary Selections and Activities for the Student of Spanish have carefully been selected to introduce students to the different literary trends of nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first century Spain. In addition, these readings inspire students to not only think critically and creatively about certain topics, but they also invite them to express themselves in Spanish about a number of aspects of modern Spain. Moreover, students will most likely have a personal connection to many of the themes introduced by these short stories. The short fiction selected for this textbook was written by both internationally known and lesser-known authors. The purpose for this selection is to expose students to both the canonical and non-canonical literary production of Spain.
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The choice of stories for this book is excellent: the stories are engaging, they reflect the broad range of narrative trends of these centuries, and they should generate much discussion. ~ Lynn Talbot, Roanoke College
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