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This work is unique in showing that textiles constitute a cohesive secondary signifying system throughout the Lais of Marie de France. There they function as texts-within-a-text. Etymologically, both text and textile derive from weaving. We read these textiles as complete signs that transfer meaning, as symbols whose meaning may or may not be interpreted, or merely as signals highlighting import. The quantity of textile references in Marie's minimalistic texts emphasizes their potential for meaning. In view of the fact that women were the primary producers of textiles until the late Middle Age

Marie, de France, 12th cent. Lais. --- Romance Literatures --- Languages & Literatures --- French Literature --- Marie,

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Dialect poetry, Italian --- Romance Literatures --- Languages & Literatures --- Italian Literature --- Italian dialect poetry --- Italian poetry --- History and criticism

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En torno a la figura del detective como héroe aparece todo un reparto de personajes que, según la época y la índole culta o popular del texto en cuestión, desempeñan los papeles de víctima, culpable, acusado, cómplice y testigo. La tradición del género es tan antigua como el bíblico fratricidio de Abel o el clásico parricidio de Edipo. Este libro afirma otras posibilidades a lo largo de nuestro siglo diecinueve, remontándose no ya a la figura del temprano maestro español del género policiaco Pedro Antonio de Alarcón (1833-91) con "El clavo", sino a la de los románticos Ángel Saavedra (1791-1865) y José Zorrilla (1817-93). Las pesquisas ofrecen un indudable saldo de obras que demuestran la existencia de una escuela perfectamente configurada. Los orígenes, desarrollo y plenitud del detective y sus secuaces y antagonistas son escrutados aquí a través de los géneros, movimientos y autores más representativos del ochocientos español. Ricardo Landeira ejerce como catedrático de literatura española en la Universidad de Colorado (EEUU). Entre sus obras destacan los libros Gabriel Miró: Trilogía de Sigüenza, José de Espronceda, Ramiro de Maeztu, La poesía de Ramón Goy de Silva, La novela española moderna (1898-1936).

Romance Literatures --- Languages & Literatures --- Spanish Literature --- Detective and mystery stories, Spanish --- History and criticism. --- Spanish detective stories --- Spanish mystery stories --- Spanish fiction --- Detectives in literature.

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"Understanding Julio Cortazar, the first comprehensive discussion of his work to be published in English in a decade, recounts the varied literary achievements of one of Latin America's most acclaimed and prolific twentieth-century writers. Taking advantage of the perspective allowed by the time that has elapsed since Cortazar's death in 1984, Peter Standish reassesses the Argentinean's oeuvre, including his posthumous publications. There is considerable discussion of how Cortazar, a man whose controversial persona has often colored criticism of his work, handled the tension between aesthetic and political aims." "Standish offers a brief overview of Cortazar's life and a chronological synopsis of his works. Structuring his assessment around metaphors drawn from boxing (one of the writer's special passions), Standish considers Cortazar's plays, stories, novels, political and literary essays and interviews, textual accompaniments to the visual arts, and poetry. Through close readings Standish explores Cortazar's views on literary genres and the creative process. Standish also expounds upon the writer's prominent themes, including the metaphysical anguish of his protagonists as they search for "otherness," fail to come to grips with the passage of time, and reject rational and conventional values."--Jacket.

Spanish Literature --- Romance Literatures --- Languages & Literatures --- Cortázar, Julio --- Кортасар, Хулио --- קורטאסר, חוליו --- קןרטאזאר, חוליו --- Cortázar, Jules Florencio --- Cortázar, Julio Florencio --- Denis, Julio --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Cortázar, Julio

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Twelfth-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes was one of the most influential figures in Western literature, for his romantic poems on the legend of King Arthur gave rise to a tradition of storytelling that continues to this day. This important and fascinating book is a study of all of Chrétien's work. Joseph J. Duggan begins with an introduction that sets Chrétien within the social and intellectual currents of his time. He then organizes the book in chapters that focus on major issues in Chrétien's romances rather than on individual works, topics that range from the importance of kinship and genealogy to standards of secular moral responsibility and from Chrétien's art of narration to his representation of knighthood. Duggan offers new perspectives on many of these themes: in a chapter on the influence of Celtic mythology, for example, he gives special attention to the ways Chrétien integrated portrayals of motivation with mythic themes and characters, and in discussing the Grail romance, he explores the parallels between Perceval's and Gauvain's adventures.

Chrétien, --- Criticism and interpretation --- Literature. --- French Literature --- Romance Literatures --- Languages & Literatures --- Chretien, --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Chrétien de Troyes --- LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry. --- Chrétien, --- Chrestien de Troyes --- Christian von Troyes --- Chrestien --- Chrétien --- Kretʹen --- Kretjen --- Kristian --- Troyes, Chrétien de --- Кретјен, --- Chrétien, - de Troyes, - 12th cent. - Criticism and interpretation --- Chrétien, - de Troyes, - 12th cent.