El sicario en la novela colombiana

El autor resalta en la novela "Estaba la pájara pinta sentada en el verde limón", como una, si no es la mejor novela sobre la violencia en Colombia hasta el momento; es un trabajo de investigación, interpretación y crítica de la Literatura Colombiana

Past and present intermix in this intriguing novel in which a murderer remembers from jail the crimes he committed when he was young. In the past, the Zaragosa police follow the trail of a serial killer who removes the eyes of his victims. At the head of the investigation is German Goitia, a young policeman with a dark past. As he tracks the first serial killer of his career, Goitia uncovers secrets that might prevent him from investigating a killer ever again.

Peter Conn, profesor de la Universidad de Pensilvania, presenta en esta obra una completa vision de la literatura norteamericana, desde sus inicios en el sigio XVII hasta los ultimos anos del siglo XX. De forma clara y comprensiva, el autor expone la trayectoria y la produccion de los poetas, dramaturgos, novelistas y otros prosistas que han dado forma y constituyen la rica herencia literaria de Estados Unidos. El libro no se limita a exponer las presenta en el contexto del desarrollo historico y cultural en que salieron a la luz. Un complito indice al final del libro permite localizar de...

An elucidation in Spanish of the dramatic intentions and accomplishments of the two best imitators of the inspired craftsmanship of Pedro Calderón de la Barca, this is the first monograph to be published on Rojas Zorilla and Moreto for at least two decades. Following an introductory section, in which she discusses and compares the differing attitudes and methods of the two dramatists, the author concentrates on their respective achievements in the genres which they practiced with enthusiasm and ability. Among the comedies and serious secular plays selected for analysis are not only their...

A critical edition of the original version of Calderón’s masterpiece, based on the text contained in the Zaragoza Parte (1636). Now republished for the first time since the seventeenth century, the "Zaragoza" version is preceded by a lengthy introductory study in which Ruano offers important evidence and new deductions convincingly to establish that Calderón wrote two versions of La vida es sueño (Life’s a Dream): a first version – the "Zaragoza" play, written probably before 1630 and primarily for performance – and a revised version (1635) for publication in the "Primera parte" of ...