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ISBN-10: 0131401327
ISBN-13: 9780131401327
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2004
Format: Paper; 1030 pp
Published: 11/12/2003
Suggested retail price: $92.00
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More than an anthology, Momentos cumbres provides a method of teaching literary analysis, giving students the means to comprehend the text with abundant “pasos” (analytical steps). Structured around moments of extraordinary literary achievement, Momentos cumbres provides typical examples from both Spain and Latin America for each literary modality. Literary history and biographical information is provided in the text, and expanded more fully in the accompanying website.
- Emphasis on literary interpretations.
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Gives students guidelines to understand the works presented.
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- Typical works from different modalities—Provides works from particular literary movements.
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Gives students a full range of forms of expression, allowing them to see the continuum of Western civilization and make references to other areas of study they are pursuing.
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- Combination of Spanish and Spanish-American writers—Contained in the same chapter.
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Allows students to see the cultural links between writers from both sides of the Hispanic world.
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- Carefully thought-out “pasos” (steps)—Accompany each text in the anthology.
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Introduces students to the techniques of literary analysis.
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- One comprehensive text.
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Provides students with a cost-effective text as they need only one book for both Spanish and Spanish-American survey courses.
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- Two-prong structure—Interprets the text and probes the work profoundly.
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Allows instructors to assign the first steps for homework and focus on the second for classroom discussion.
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- Female voices—Contains a section devoted to the feminine voice in Spanish literature.
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Provides students with more balanced coverage.
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- Website and CD-ROM—Provide additional information on the literary period, the author, and graphic material related to the author and/or work.
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Leads students to valuable resource material that includes dictionaries, maps, and annotated texts.
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1. La Época Medieval.
2. El encuentro entre dos culturas.
3. La poesía del Renacimiento.
4. La prosa ficción del Siglo de Oro.
5. La comedia del Siglo de Oro.
6. El Barroco.
7. El Romanticismo y Sus Huellas.
8. El realismo y el naturalismo y su duración.
9. La poesía odernista y su inflencia.
10. La Generación del '98 en España.
11. El Vanguardismo y sus transformaciones.
12. La literatura de la Posguerra Civil española.
13. El “Boom” de la narrativa hispanomericana y su resonancia.
14. La voz femenina en la literatura contemporánea.
Spanish Literature (Spanish)
Latin American Literature (Spanish)
Introduction to Spanish Literary Analysis (Spanish)
Hispanic Literature (Spanish)
Rodney Rodríguez is Professor of Spanish and Chair of the Department of Modern Languages at Manhattan College/ The College of Mount Saint Vincent in New York City. A native of Tampa, Florida, he has his undergraduate degree from Florida State University and his advanced degrees from Northwestern University (Evanston, IL). His many publications center primarily on eighteenth and nineteenth-century narrative and modern Spanish poetry. He is currently the chair of the Spanish SAT II Test Development Committee for the College Board.
More than an anthology, Momentos cumbres de las literaturas hispanicas offers a new method of teaching literary analysis. Abundant analytical steps (pasos) help students connect with the reading and more fully comprehend the material. Structured around moments of extraordinary literary achievement, Momentos cumbres provides examples from both Spain and Latin America for each literary modality. Some literary history and biographical information are provided in the text and expanded more fully in the accompanying Web site.
Highlights- Spanish and Spanish-American writers are presented in the same chapter, enabling students to see the cultural links between writers from both sides of the Hispanic world.
- An emphasis on literary interpretations gives students guidelines to understand the works presented.
- Carefully thought-out "pasos" accompany each text in the anthology and introduce students to the techniques of literary analysis. The first set of pasos is designed to help students understand the literal meaning of the text; the second set assists students in decoding the subtext of the reading.
- This two-prong, post-reading pedagogical structure allows instructors to assign the first "pasos" for homework and focus on the second for classroom discussion.
- Expanded canon includes a section devoted to the feminine voice in Spanish literature and provides students with more balanced coverage.
- One comprehensive volume provides students with a cost-effective text, as they need only one book for both Spanish and Spanish-American survey courses.
- Companion Website - momentoscumbres
Rodriguez
© 2004 | Prentice Hall | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0131409581 | ISBN-13: 9780131409583
URL: http://www.prenhall.com/momentos/
- Companion Website - momentoscumbres
Rodriguez
© 2004 | Prentice Hall | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0131409581 | ISBN-13: 9780131409583
URL: http://www.prenhall.com/momentos/ - Student Audio CD
Rodriguez
© 2004 | Prentice Hall | CD-ROM Only; 1 pages | Instock
ISBN-10: 013140959X | ISBN-13: 9780131409590
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- Companion Website - momentoscumbres
Rodriguez
© 2004 | Prentice Hall | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0131409581 | ISBN-13: 9780131409583
URL: http://www.prenhall.com/momentos/
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Rodriguez | ©2004 | Prentice Hall | CD-ROM Only; 1 pages

