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El Gesticulador Y Otras Obras De Teatro by Rodolfo Usigli

class and social structure. The Europeans had taken it upon themselves to carve out a seemingly better existence for the colonize...

Seventeenth Century Works of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz

no father to pay a dowry, few choices were available to her. Juana could be the wife of a poor man, the mistress of a rich man, or...

Honore de Balzac's Pere Goriot

In five pages this paper examines how the author intertwines aristocratic and impoverished people in 'Pere Goriot.' There are no ...

La Nave de los Locos (The Ship of Fools) by Cristina Peri Rossi and Gender Identity

In nine pages the representation of gender identity in this Uruguayan novel is examined. Six sources are cited in the bibliograph...

Lazarillo de Tormes in New York City

yours. Stand still, shut your eyes, and wait." I did, and something began to happen. The air began to hum.. I tried to open my ey...

'The Necklace' by Guy de Maupassant

reminiscent of real people experiencing real social pain and suffering, in spite of the fact that Mathilde chose to wallow in what...

Feminist Perspectives on Guy de Maupassant's Short Story 'The Necklace'

In six pages this paper presents a feminist critical analysis of this famous 19th century short story. Two sources are cited in t...

Writings of Pedro de Peralta Barneuvo and Jerry M. Williams

In eighteen pages this research paper examines this Peruvian writer's preEnlightenment writings as analyzed by historian Jerry M. ...

Miguel de Cervantes, Dante Alighieri, and Homer's Heroic Quests

In 5 pages the heroic quest is analyzed within the context of Cervantes' Don Quixote, Dante's 'Inferno' and Homer's 'The Odyssey.'...

Concepts of Julien Offray de La Mettrie and Immanuel Kant

de La Mettrie - Mental Activity In "Man a Machine" (1748), de La Mettrie says: "Let us start out then to discover not...

Lusiads by Luis Vas de Camoes

In five pages this Portuguese poem of the 16th century is examined in terms of the expression of dogmatism and nationalism by the ...

History's First Feminist Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz

who "led an extremely worldly existence in the convent" (Mack, 1996, p. 13), defiance of the system was a way of life. She was qu...

Clorinda Matto de Turner's Birds Without a Nest

In five pages this book is discussed in a critical review along with a consideration of the author's intention. There are no othe...

Depression and Child Of The Dark by Carolina Maria De Jesus

reason in this day and age that people should be condemned to a life of poverty when they display even a modicum of desire to surv...

Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand

In eight pages this play is analyzed in terms of how love is approached by the characters and the significance of 'willful blindne...

Cofradia de San Jose Religious Movement's Importance to the Philippines

In three pages this essay considers the 18th century importance of this Filipino religious movement. Two sources are cited in the...

American Dream Invention of J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur

In six pages the inventor of the 'American Dream' myth is examined in a consideration of his contributions. Five sources are cite...

Life and Works of Michel de Nostradamus

In three pages the life and predictions of Nostradamus are evaluated for accuracy from present and future perspectives. Two sourc...

The Story of Alvar Cabeza De Vaca y Nunez

In five pages the exciting and tragic story of Cabeza and his Florida colonization efforts on behalf of Spain are discussed....

18th Century Painter Francisco de Goya and His Influence

In fifteen pages this paper explores how Goya's 18th century paintings influenced 19th century Impressionists and 20th century Exp...

Excedrin Advertising 'De Marketing' Analysis

buying behavior of its target market- the ad tells them that it is "okay" to continue purchasing Tylenol so long as they do so onl...

Spirit of Laws and Persian Letters of Baron de Montesquieu

In a research paper consisting of nine pages Montesquieu's liberal government contribution is examined especially as it relates to...

17th Century Life of Sor Juana de la Cruz

In eight pages this paper examines the life of what may well have been the first feminist in the Americas. Five sources are cit...

Yvain by Chretien de Troyes

cousins name and his own name, Yvain in the name of virtue, mounts the crusade for his own soul. Chretien De...

Love and Marriage in Yvain by Chretien de Troyes

In five pages the ways in which the protagonist develops an appreciation of love's value are discussed. There is 1 source listed ...

Knights and Nobles Relationship in Yvain by Chretien de Troyes

the armed services during a violent era. The rank of knight became a landholding rank. The knight held his land by as military t...

A Summary of The Song of Roland (Chanson de Roland)

it is possible that the poet telling "The Song of Roland" was using the character of Charlemagne to represent Christianity as it m...

'Dia de los Muertos' Traditional Mexican Ceremony

In five pages this research paper examines this 'Day of the Dead' Mexican ceremony in terms of its tradition and the meanings behi...

Life in Mexico by Frances Calderon de la Barca II

In five pages this text on early nineteenth century Mexican life is discussed within the context of what it must have been like fo...

Life in Mexico by Frances Calderon de la Barca

In five pages this text's portrayal of nineteenth century Mexican life is examined in a discussion of such topics as social class ...