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Preface
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Author: Simon, Robert
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Preface to Volume III
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Los elementos vanguardistas en la obra de Ernestina de Champourcin (1905-1999).
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Author: Araujo, Marjorie
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This essay examines the different vanguard elements in the work of Ernestina de Champourcin,
an important member of the Generation of ’27 (Generación del 27). She has been somehow
forgotten as an influential member who introduced a new concept of love and desire,
reshaping the Spanish poetry of her time. She publishedAhora, La voz en el viento
and Cántico Inúti in which she expresses her passion and desire as a modern woman.
She was looking for an absolute beauty as she called the exact moment of her transcendence.
De Champourcin uses her lover as the vehicle for communication and transcendence.
She combines the use of the human senses, synesthesia, the power of nature, sensuality
and the strong desire for transcendence trough her lover to create vanguardist poetry.
De Champourcin is the pioneer of this new concept of love during her generation and
an important female poet included in the Anthology of Gerardo Diego of 1934.
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Una riflessione sull'immigrazione in Italia
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Author: Díaz, Arturo
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In recent decades, Italy has found itself becoming a host to a tide of immigrants
coming to its shores. Its earlier history with its own emigration seems to have done
little to prepare it for the new arrivals, and the country has gradually become unwelcoming
towards those seeking refuge. The Bossi-Fini legislation regulating immigration demonstrates
the dismal view that politicians hold with regard to foreigners. This law has created
a repressive environment for these people in which they are considered solely in terms
of their economic value to the economy. They are welcomed as along as their presence
serves a benefit towards the country, but as soon as their employment ends, they are
immediately targeted for extradition. The opposition towards foreigners seems to be
supported mainly by a small, vocal, right wing, since evidence has shown that the
majority of Italians support humanitarian treatment towards their guests. Yet films
likel’Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio give a visual testimony of the isolation, the struggle,
and the hostility that immigrants must still face while building for themselves a
new life. Due to globalization, this ever shrinking world cannot escape the reality
of immigration. Moreover, the ties of nationalism and patriotism that are at the heart
of Western societies do not always hold true for foreigners or their offspring who
often have no such identity. Only a reasonable approach towards immigrants can ensure
a continued harmonious development, not only for Italy, but for the Western world.
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¿El amor sucio o sacrosanto? La aceptación de la muerte aprendida por las relaciones
extramaritales en Memorias de mis putas tristes y La saga de Gilgamesh
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Author: Lake, William
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As Stephen Mitchell noted in his translation ofThe Epic of Gilgamesh, one peculiar
aspect of the work is its central theme: overcoming the fear of death (202). As it
happens, Memory of my Melancholy Prostitutes by Gabriel García Márquez focuses primarily
on this idea, as well. Curiously, the protagonists of both tales move beyond their
inhibitions thanks to their respective prostitutes with whom they come to understand
true love, which serves as the key to overcoming the fear of death. Accordingly, this
article explores the transformative powers which the harlot archetypes exercise over
the protagonists in both stories, keeping in mind that in many Southwest Asian languages,
the word prostitute also implies “to initiate someone into life's mysteries” (Westenholz
247). Further evidence of similarities between the two protagonists is demonstrated
through the framework of the ancient Southwest Asian literary figure of the wild man,
who suffers most commonly from dementia, incoherent speech, and the inability to worship
(Mobley 218). Taking the data as a cohesive whole, this essay proposes a direct influence
from ancient Sumerian work to that of modern Colombia.
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La decisión entre hambre y honra en Lazarillo de Tormes
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Author: Moore, Amanda
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The sixteenth century, known as the “Golden Age”, in Spain proved very prosperous
for a small percentage of Spaniards. However, for the multitudes, it was a time of
poverty and suffering. The unknown author ofLazarillo de Tormes presents this dark
side of Spain’s history by recounting the journey of a rogue named Lazarillo. This
study explores the decision Lazarillo must make between satisfying his very basic
need of obtaining food or satisfying a very prevalent societal need to appear as a
man of importance and honor. It focuses on the social conditions confronting him,
his experiences while the servant of a prideful squire and his situation as a cuckold
at the end of the novel. Through these elements, it is explained how Lazarillo comes
to terms with his role in society and chooses to alleviate the hunger in his belly
rather than chase the impossible dream of being “honorable”.
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List of Readers
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Author: The Kennesaw, Tower
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List of Readers for Volume III
