Leyendas y arquetipos del Romanticismo español, Segunda edición

Preface Leyendas y arquetipos del Romanticismo español is an introduction to nineteenth-century Spanish literature with a thematic focus on legends and archetypes. It presents Romanticism in the context of nineteenth- century literary and social movements. It is designed as a first anthology for intermediate Spanish students at American universities. Although brief, it includes poetry, drama in verse and short story.The works have been selected for their literary interest and the social importance of their themes. The Prologue and introductions to the authors and texts often utilize circumlocution to facilitate comprehension, and include concrete examples of the concepts presented. The author biographies are brief and should not be used as study materials, but rather as starting points for students’ own exploration. Many students prefer following their own interests when researching author biographies, and the internet makes accesible a plethora of bibliographic resources, such as the Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes , the Centro Virtual Cervantes of the Cervantes Institute, or the Biblioteca Digital Hispánica of the Spanish National Library. Student participation in the selection of topics and sources emphasizes the investigative process and leads to richer class discussions. Over 4000 vocabulary annotations are included to facilitate reading for intermediate students. Whenever possible, Spanish synonyms and para- phrases are used instead of translations in order to help students expand their vocabulary within a monolingual Spanish framework. Acknowledgements My sincerest gratitude to Kalen Oswald (Albion College), Rony Garrido (Cal State - Chico) and Isabel Jaén-Portillo (Portland State University) for their careful attention to the content and language of this brief collection, and to Eva Soto Perello for her attention to the vocabulary notes, captions, and comprehension questions. Sincere thanks to José Luis Muñoz for allowing the inclusion of his painting Wallada , to Julieta Escobar for allowing inclusion of her allegorical illustration El Miserere , to Thomas Wievegg for permitting my use of his digital painting Scribbly Knight , to Alan Pérez for the photos of his copperplate engraving and aquatint print Estudio de Ensayos de Goya , and to Miguel Regodón Harkness for allowing the modification and inclusion of his painting Dark Siren . Also, thank you Eric Olsson for modifying this image for general audiences. Thanks to Dr. Frédérique Morand for permiting the use of her digital reproduction of My Mirteo by María Gertrudis Hore, published in her Doña María Gertrudis Hore (1742-1801): Vivencia de una poetisa gaditana entre el siglo y la clausura (2004). And a special thank you toMiguel Delatorre for his assistance in locating and identifying Radio Nacional de España’s episode La voz del silencio . The support of the Open Access Textbooks initiative of the Portland State University Library has been fundamental in this project, and I am thankful for the aid of its Digital Initiatives Coordinator, Karen Bjork.