Visiones
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Perspectivas literarias de la realidad social hispana
Carlos M. Coria-Sánchez and Germán Torres
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Format: Paper
Price: $40.00
Price: $40.00
Visiones is a unique anthology of Spanish literature that employs literary texts to explore social, political, and economic issues specific to Hispanic cultures. The book approaches literary texts—novels, short stories, poetry, drama, and essays—in a new way, by focusing not on traditional literary analysis but on the social aspects of the works. The writings represent Latin America as well as Spain, and they encompass diverse topics ranging from urban living conditions to sexism in Hispanic society to different cultural attitudes that foreign business executives may encounter.
Written for intermediate and advanced students of business Spanish, the anthology is also an appropriate supplement for Spanish culture and international studies classes. The original literary texts (some presented complete and others in fragments) are accompanied by a biographical sketch of the author, a short explanation of the social and economic circumstances portrayed in the selection, pre- and postreading exercises, vocabulary, discussion questions, and glossaries. Offering an authentic view of social and cultural realities in countries with Spanish-speaking populations, this book will prove invaluable to students preparing to participate in Spanish culture and especially the world of business.
Written for intermediate and advanced students of business Spanish, the anthology is also an appropriate supplement for Spanish culture and international studies classes. The original literary texts (some presented complete and others in fragments) are accompanied by a biographical sketch of the author, a short explanation of the social and economic circumstances portrayed in the selection, pre- and postreading exercises, vocabulary, discussion questions, and glossaries. Offering an authentic view of social and cultural realities in countries with Spanish-speaking populations, this book will prove invaluable to students preparing to participate in Spanish culture and especially the world of business.
Carlos M. Coria-Sánchez is assistant professor of Spanish at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. Germán Torres is assistant professor of Spanish at Georgia State University.
“This literary cultural anthology—the first to focus on the socioeconomic reality of the Hispanic countries—provides good linkage between the literary selections and the corresponding social conditions they exemplify.”—Maria Cooks, Purdue University
"A new and refreshing approach to the study of literature. . . . Designed for the intermediate or advanced student of business Spanish, this text could also be used successfully in a traditional Hispanic literature course, or as a supplement in a course in International Business or even Anthropology. . . . Well-designed and extraordinarily inclusive."—NECTFL Review
ISBN: 9780300093810
Publication Date: October 11, 2002
Publication Date: October 11, 2002
312 pages, 6 x 9
10 b/w illus.
10 b/w illus.
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
Table of Contents (PDF)
Preface (PDF)
Lesson One (PDF)