Antologia De La Literatura Espanola: Siglos Xviii Y Xix Antologia de la Literatura Espanola: Siglos XVIII y XIX challenges traditional concepts of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Spanish literature by providing exciting new material never before available in modern editions. It includes examples of popular dramatic genres, such as the sainete and the zarzuela usually excluded from anthologies, and recognizes the…
Benjamin Franklin Introduces the life of Benjamin Franklin, his role in writing the Constitution and Declaration of Independence, and his career as a scientist and inventor. Benjamin Franklin is best known for his experiments with lightning.
Early Modern Spain Spain as a political entity can be traced to the joining of the two largest Iberian kingdoms through the marriage of Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile in 1469. Over the course of the next centuries, Spain rose to European dominance, presided over the worlds largest empire, and saw…
Arturo Islas Finally, the acclaimed gay Chicano writers unpublished short fiction, poetry, and essays are available in this collection Prolific poet, essayist, and short story writer, Arturo Islas (1938-1991) is well known for his two insightful novels, The Rain God and Migrant Souls. His untimely death to AIDS truncated a productive and…
