Milenio: Mil aos de literatura espaola [Paperback]

B?rbara Mujica (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 31, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0471241121 | ISBN-13: 978-0471241126 | Edition: 1

This one-volume anthology surveys the major works of Spanish literature of the millennium! An introduction with historical and literary data as well as information on critical trends puts each section into its historical context. A brief introduction to the author's work precedes each selection.

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Celebrate 1,000 years of Spanisb literary creativity!

Bárbara Mujica's  Milenio is a testament to the extraordinary vitality, creativity, and history of Spanish literature. From "El Cantar de Mio Cid" (one of the earliest examples of Spanish literature) to pieces by such modern masters as Juan Goytisolo, Eduardo Mendoza, and Rosa Montero, the text explores a wide range of selections that trace the development of Spanish literature from tis origins to the present day.

Each Milenio selection was chosen for its literary merits, significance in the history of Spanish literature, and general appeal. The result is an outstanding collection, which includes a number of important women authors, such as the Cancionero poets, Teresa de Ávila, Ana Caro, and Soledad Puértolas, as well as works by regional authors, such as the Catalán poet Pere Gimferrer and the Basque poet Jon Juaristi.

Throughout the text you'll find a number of tools to help make these works highly accessible, including:

• Introductory Essays, at the opening of each chapter, which highlight important information about the historical and literary movements covered in the chapter.
• Footnotes, which clarify difficult words, constructions, and geographical and historical terms.
• Glossary of literary terms, including names of movements, theories, rhetorical devices, poetic meters, locutions, and more.
• Temas or questions  for conversation, which encourage analysis, interpretation, and personal reaction.
• Sumario at the end of chapter, which outlines themes for conversation, oral reports, and composition.
• Lecturas suplementarias, a selected bibliography for readers embarking on their own research.

Product Details

• Paperback: 440 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (August 31, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471241121
• ISBN-13: 978-0471241126
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #613,173 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Barbara Mujica,from Los Angeles, California, is a professor of Spanish literature at Georgetown University. Her novel "Frida" was an international bestseller that appeared in seventeen languages. Based on the tumultuous relationship between Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, "Frida" was a Book-of-the-Month Club alternate. Mujica's novel "Sister Teresa" is based on the life of Saint Teresa de Avila and is source for play being developed by Coco Blignaut of the Actors Studio in Los Angeles. Mujica's other book-length fiction includes The Deaths of Don Bernardo (novel), Sanchez across the Street (stories), and Far from My Mother's Home (stories). Mujica has won the Trailblazers Award from Dialogue on Diversity, the Theodore Christian Hoepfner Award, the Pangolin Prize, and the E. L. Doctorow International Fiction Competition.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource for literary history of Spanish literature, May 20, 2007

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xandrita (Los Ángeles, Califas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Milenio: Mil aos de literatura espaola (Paperback)

As a Spanish literature graduate student, it was a struggle to find a book that was not only concise and clear but also one that contained the latest critical theory and critique on the most important works in Spanish literary history. With "Milenio", Mujica not only created this but so much more. The construction of the text goes as follows:
1.In each important period she gives a succint historical background about what is going on in the Spanish peninsula at that time

2. biographical information about the writer, including some summaries of her/his work and critiques

3. a sample of the author's major work, like poetry, acts of a play or excerpts of a book etc

4. analytical questions to help process the literary work

5. The book also has a glossary of important terms like mester de juglaria, humanismo etc

This text is an awesome supplement if you are familiar with peninsular literature but need to brush up on some authors or historical/literary movements of the time period. I highly recommend this as a must have!

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3.0 out of 5 stars Milenio: Hard to read, August 5, 2009

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J. Strickland (Paris, Texas, USA) - See all my reviews
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For me, one of the biggest deciding factors between a good text book and a bad one is readablilty. This book is terribly hard to read. It's not in the language, but rather, how the pages are layed out. Each page has two columns of about 8 to 10 point-sized text. There is absolutely NO break in the text. I find this layout very hard to read. Also, many of the longer works are "abridged." There are tons of (...)s between parts of text. For me, this makes some of the stories hard to understand. If you are a teacher considering using this book, do your students a favor, and DON'T. If you are a student buying this book for class, good luck!

4.0 out of 5 stars A ton of Spanish literature - excellent for introductions, February 16, 2012

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This review is from: Milenio: Mil aos de literatura espaola (Paperback)

This book is excellent for the classes that are introduction to Spanish literature. I wish I would have known about this book several years ago before I put myself through all that torture of learning on my own. With this book, I was able to learn reasons why certain pieces of literature were written, what was going on in Spain during certain time periods.