This article argues that Eduardo Lopez Bago's "La prostituta" evidences a deprivileging of a "visual" approach to narration and of the sensorial predominance of sight. Rather, Lopez Bago harnesses odors and deploys them as an important structuring device and a central generator of meaning, permitting his novel to be judged on its ability to evoke…

In this article, the author considers some of the issues addressed in the 2007 MLA report. The 2007 MLA report argues that the two-tiered literature/language configuration in post-secondary foreign language departments "has outlived its usefulness and needs to evolve," and even needs to be replaced. When proclamations are made that foreign…

Details some of the issues regarding the publication and distribution of Spanish language children's books in the United States. Discusses books selected for translation, quality of translations, Spanish language books from outside the United States, and Spanish language books from the United States. Challenges educators to work toward improving…

Proposes a strategy for teaching Hispanic literature by women that effectively circumvents two major obstacles: (1) the absence of a strong tradition of female-authored literature in Spanish, and (2) the presumed inaccessibility of this literature for male readers. (18 references) (GLR)

Discusses the complement and predicate (or adjunct) short clauses (SCs) in active transitive verb structures. Published Spanish literature is reviewed and evaluated, Spanish SC surface structure (SS) is described, an argument is presented against SS restructuring in Spanish, and analyses of several hypotheses are provided. (GLR)

Three decades later, a former student of Julian Marias is prompted to praise his teaching methods and talents as she respectfully remembers his wisdom and wit, his friendly and enthusiastic attitudes towards his students, and his perception and insights into society's problems--all qualities which have been absorbed and maintained by his students…

Examines eighteenth century Spain and the rhetorical thought of the Spanish "Illustracion," revealing the evolution of a modern theory of rhetoric which elevated expression at the expense of investigation and culminated in a literary, aesthetic, and belletristic conception of communication. (JMF)

Annotates picture books that deal with myths, legends, and poetry in Spanish.

Describes the stimulation of the literary market in Spain and the promotion of a national children's literature.(EL)

Reviews "The Oxford Companion to Spanish Literature," edited by Philip Ward and published by Oxford University Press (1978). The work is compared to two other similar materials. (AM)