The Joker of Seville & O Babylon!
The Joker of Seville & O Babylon!

Author: Derek Walcott

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 1978

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 0374179980

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Since 1959, Derek Walcott has directed and written for the Trinidad Theatre Workshop. The Joker of Seville, a comedy based on Tirso de Molina's El Burlador de Sevilla, was commissioned by England's Royal Shakespeare Company. Walcott's sensitivity to the pacing, meter, and lyricism of the original makes his first attempt at adaptation an extraordinary accomplishment. O Babylon! brings life ro the Rastafarian sect in Jamaica, which grew during Marcus Garvey's exile to that country and has recently been popularized through the lyrics of reggae music.

Don Juan: His Own Version
Don Juan: His Own Version

Author: Peter Handke

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Published: 2010-02-15

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 1429936347

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Nobel Prize winner Peter Handke offers a wry and entertaining take on history's most famous seducer as he takes a respite from his stressful existence Don Juan's story—"his own version"—is filtered through the consciousness of an anonymous narrator, a failed innkeeper and chef, into whose solitude Don Juan bursts one day. On each day of the week that follows, Don Juan describes the adventures he experienced on that same day a week earlier. The adventures are erotic, but Handke's Don Juan is more pursued than pursuer. What makes his accounts riveting are the remarkable evocations of places and people, and the nature of his narration. Don Juan: His Own Version is, above all, a book about storytelling and its ability to burst the ordinary boundaries of time and space. In this brief and wry volume, Peter Handke conjures images and depicts the subtleties of human interaction with an unforgettable vividness. Along the way, he offers a sharp commentary on many features of contemporary life.

Life Is a Dream and Other Spanish Classics
Life Is a Dream and Other Spanish Classics

Author: Eric Bentley

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9781557830067

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(Applause Books). Translations of four great Spanish dramas: Calderon de la Barca Life Is a Dream ; Miguel de Cervantes Siege of Numantia ; Lope de Vega Fuente Ovejuna ; Tirso de Molina The Trickster of Seville .

¿Por Qué? 101 Questions About Spanish
¿Por Qué? 101 Questions About Spanish

Author: Judy Hochberg

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2016-10-20

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 1474227929

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¿Por qué? 101 Questions about Spanish is for anyone who wants to understand how Spanish really works. Standard textbooks and grammars describe the "what" of Spanish - its vocabulary, grammar, spelling, and pronunciation - but ¿Por qué? explains the "why". Judy Hochberg draws on linguistic principles, Hispanic culture, and language history to answer questions such as: Why are so many Spanish verbs irregular? - Why does Spanish have different ways to say "you"? - Why is h silent? - Why doesn't Spanish use apostrophes? - Why does Castilian Spanish have the th sound? Packed with information, guidance, and links to further research, ¿Por qué? is an accessible study guide that is suitable for Spanish students, instructors, native speakers, and the general reader. It is a valuable supplementary text for serious students of Spanish at all levels, from beginning to advanced. ¿Por qué? also covers topics usually left to specialized books, including the evolution of Spanish, how children and adults learn Spanish, and the status of languages that co-exist with Spanish, from Catalan to Spanish sign language to the indigenous languages of Latin America.

Immature Playboys and Predatory Tricksters: Studies in the Sources, Scope and Reach of Don Juan
Immature Playboys and Predatory Tricksters: Studies in the Sources, Scope and Reach of Don Juan

Author: Carmen García de la Rasilla

Publisher: Juan de La Cuesta-Hispanic Monographs

Published: 2020-07-21

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9781588713452

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Prominent scholars present their perspectives on the sources, scope and reach of the literary figure of Don Juan in this collection of fourteen essays. The essays are grouped into six sections: The Authorship of El Burlador de Sevilla The Cosmological, Geographical and Spiritual Spaces of the Trickster of Seville Don Juan's Principles: Perversion, Hedonism and Ludic Theatricality The Classic Playboy Under the Feminist Gaze Don Juan's Protean Legacy Don Juan's Reach, Painted and Filmed

Don Juan and the Point of Honor
Don Juan and the Point of Honor

Author: James Mandrell

Publisher: Penn State Press

Published: 2010-11-01

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9780271040721

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In Don Juan and the Point of Honor, James Mandrell undertakes a systematic examination of the many questions surrounding the legendary character. What emerges is a view of Don Juan as a positive social force in patriarchal society and culture. Mandrell shows that Don Juan should not be treated as an innocent or outmoded cultural artifact.