Lecturas (Del temprano Renacimiento a Valle-Inclán)

Some of the themes studied in depth with originality and erudition: the non-Castilian Spanish Renaissance of 1350, romances fronterizos, fuller background and new dates, Estebanillo González, beyond the picaresque, Juan Valera, summa artis, structure and Carlismo in the Episodios nacionales of Galdós, the Carlismo of Valle-lnclán confirming the deformation of Spain and extraordinary concept of Don Juan. 

“The range and depth of Avalle- Arce’s contributions make this volume a welcome addition to literary investigation and a model for further study.” -Sharon Ghertman Dahlgren, Modern Language Studies.