Essays and Research Papers on Spanish Literature

An 8 page research paper that examines one of Benito Perez Galdos' Spanish masterpieces from the nineteenth century, Marianela, Galdos is arguably the most prominent Spanish novelist of that era. Pre-eminent in his own country, Galdos is also considered to be one of the most vital and one of the most representative novelists of the ...

A five page paper examining the way Du Maurier uses foreshadowing and the evocation of mood to not only create and maintain suspense but express social criticism in her novel “Jamaica Inn.” The paper defines both terms and finds numerous examples of them in the book. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A five page paper on Julia Alvarez' 'How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent.' The paper discusses how the dual themes of love and language run through the novel, helping the immigrants come to a fuller appreciation of who they are. No additional sources.

3 pages in length. "El Llano En Llamas" by Juan Rulfo's is indicative of the prolific writer's inherent ability to pursue even the most complex of concepts. Not unlike myriad other works of this genre, Rulfo appeals to the innermost recesses of the reader's soul by reaching out and inviting his audience to ...

3 pages in length. The obvious importance of Rodolfo Usigli's "El Gesticulador Y Otras Obras De Teatro" is the author's quest to reconstruct Mexican history as it has been documented throughout the past. In assessing the particular importance of Usigli's motivation behind re-writing the revolutionary past is its seemingly unrelated association to contemporary ...

In 7 pages, the author compares the movie and book versions of Like Water for Chocolate or Como agua para chocolate by Laura Esquivel. It is a story that is too hot to handle: forbidden love, matriarchal dominance, the supernatural, and the special Mexican recipes that become more than enticing dishes. The protagonist ...

A five page paper looking at the way Miguel de Cervantes portrays his protagonist as a hero in this sixteenth-century tale. Cervantes shows that in a cynical society, people who cling to values such as honor and nobility are seen as fools, when they are in fact heroes. Bibliography lists seven sources.

5 pages in length. This focuses on the play by Guillermo Verdecchia. Fronteras Americanas is an entertaining but darkly humorous look at the borders of Latin-America. Borders both without and within, and the stereotypes we deal with in the immigrant experience. It is at once poignant and funny, and makes us ...

A 5 page analysis of Alexander Von Humboldt's personal accounts of South America in the early eighteenth century. A gifted naturalist, his accounts are interesting and informative of nineteenth century bias, as well as So. American reality. No additional sources cited.

A 7 page paper that discusses Juan Ramón Jiménez, Nobel Laureate. Born in Spain in 1881, Jimenez had his first poem published at age 19. Juan Ramón Jiménez was a well-known, prolific and highly influential poet. His life is highlighted. A portion of one of his most famous works is included, translated into English. Bibliography ...

The 'voice' of Isabel Allende has been classified as being of the Latin cultural genre of magical realism and has been deemed a voice that speaks for women in a feminist tone. This 25 page paper argues that the 'voice' that is most often heard, however, is her own as she weaves the tapestry of her life into ...

5 pages in length. The writer discusses conflict of identity as it relates to social and economic class. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

3 pages in length. Tituba, the only black woman to be accused of witchery, had many conflicting issues in her life, not the least of which were trying to distinguish a balance between suffering and happiness in order to construct a meaningful life. In her attempt to achieve this elusive balance, she must ...

A 5 page paper which discusses various elements of Marquez' story, "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings." Elements include plot, style, setting, symbolization, and narration. Bibliography lists 5 additional sources.

A five page paper looking at three female characters -- Ursula, Pilar, and Fernanda -- in Gabriel Garcia Marquez' novel. The paper shows that these characters epitomize the way human beings either battle solitude and reach out to others, or draw their worlds in around them. No additional sources.

This 5 page paper provides an analysis of this work that centers around the life of a Latin American waitress. The protagonist is discussed in depth and American culture is compared to Latin American culture as it is portrayed in this novel. No additional sources cited.

(5 pp) When the Swedish academy released the Award of Literature in 1998 to Jose Saramgo, they did so with the commendation, 'who with parables sustained by imagination, compassion and irony continually enables us once again to apprehend an elusory reality.' Blindness: a novel continues that ...

A 3 page paper which compares the novel and the film in terms of the stature of the sidekick (Sancho Panza vs. Ned Logan and the Schofield Kid), the stature of the adversary (Enchanter and Samson Carrasco vs. Little Bill Daggett and W.W. Beauchamp, and the stature of the leading lady (Lady Dulcinea vs. Delilah). ...

A five page paper looking at Antonio's struggle for self-unity in Rudolfo Anaya's 1971 novel. The paper shows how Antonio is enabled to find peace, despite great tragedy, through an awareness that all is essentially one. No additional sources.

A 5 page summation and analysis of Edwidge Danticat's coming of age novel Breath, Eyes, Memory, which chronicles the life of a young Haitian girl who comes to New York to live with her mother at the age of 12. The novel encompasses how Sophie, and others, deal with the abuses of a patriarchal past. ...

A five page paper comparing Gabriel Garcia Marquez' "Love in the Time of Cholera" with Jorge Amado's "Gabriela, Clove, and Cinnamon." The paper concludes that Amado presents the argument that love is pervasive in all our human relationships because it is what makes life worth living; Garcia Marquez goes further, asserting that love is in ...

This 7 page paper looks at this work by Cervantes and the way that we can see it contain social criticism and the ability to make a parody equal to that of Monty Python farce. The bibliography cites 8 sources.

This 6 page thesis paper explores social class as a significant part of the author's message. The importance of gender is also noted. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper which discusses different elements of intertextuality in Federico Garcia Lorca's story "Bodas de Sangre." Bibliography lists 9 additional sources.

A 7 page paper which discusses the life and works of Julio Cortazar and discusses how his life experiences influenced his work. Bibliography lists 5 sources.