Academic papers on Spanish, Portugese & Latin-America/Caribbean Literature

Carlos Fuentes/ The Death of Artemio Cruz
A 5 page analysis of Fuentes' historical novel that covers the history of Mexico from the time of the Mexican Revolution till roughly the mid-twentieth century. A powerful novel, the stream of consciousness writing that juxtaposes scenes from...
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Galdos/Marianela
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...
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Edwidge Danticat/"Breath, Eyes, Memory"
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...
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Maria Irene Fornes: The Conduct of Life.
(6 pp) Theater has an ancient definitive term that has held it in good stead for quite some time. It is called the "suspension of disbelief." What it means is that when I go into the theater, I am willing to take the risk of not...
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Isabel Allende: Feminism in the novel Eva Luna
(5 pp.) Isabel Allende's fiction, set in "an undetermined Latino country," is influenced by three literary elements: historical fiction, magical realism and feminism. In this discussion we will examine the element of feminism in her...
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Don Quijote (1605)
(5 pp) Even though you may not be entirely familiar with the story, the thought of Don Quijote and his legendary actions have survived in our speech. "Tilting at windmills," is the phrase and labels the person given that title some one...
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Don Quijote de la Mancha
(5 pp) Even though you may not be entirely familiar with the story, the thought of Don Quijote and his legendary actions have survived in our speech. "Tilting at windmills," is the phrase and labels the person given that title some one is...
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The Industry of Latin America
If you should ask anyone over forty about the geographic nature of Latin America, you would probably get a description of that area called central America. Yet today, that description has changed to include those people who identify themselves...
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THEMES OF ALIENATION: GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ
This 4 page paper discusses the theme of alienation in the Marquez story: The Very Old Man with Enormous Wings. quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Isabel Allende: Magical Realism
Isabel Allende's work contains magical realism to heighten the reality in her novels. Allende says there is
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The Writing Styles of Six Spanish and Latin American Authors
This is a 4 page paper which briefly describes the writing style of six Spanish and Latin American Authors. The bibliography has 7 sources.
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