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The "Gente De CôR" In The Fiction Of Jorge Amado, William E. Mcdavid

Spanish and Portuguese ETDs

It is the primary purpose of this study to examine the part played by the “nego” and “gente de côr as an influence and subject in the friction of Jorge Amado. To do this one must first understand the social and cultural role of the colored element in contemporary Brazil. National as well as foreign sociologists and anthropologists have methodologically researched this area. Their conclusions provide a helpful and necessary perspective for this study. This blended socio-literary approach will provide, not necessarily a revolutionary view, but, hopefully, a more profound understanding of the works of Brazil’s greatest fiction writer Jorge …

Conflitos Culturais E Religiosos Nas Obras De Vianna Moog, Marie F. Sovereign

Spanish and Portuguese ETDs

Em tôdas as literaturas, aparecem escritores que se preocupam mais com a análise do seu ambiente e com a interpretação do passado do que com a criação de obras artísticas. Embora as suas obras tenham um estilo próprio com valor estético, a contribuição principal destas está no esclarecimento do sentido da vida. Entre tais escritores do século vinte, o nome de Clodomir Vianna Moog merece destaque. Nascido em 1906, êste autor é conhecido tanto por romances como por obras ensaísticas. A maioria dos seus livros procuram retratar ou analisar alguns aspectos da realidade moderna brasileira.

The Cotton Textile Industry Of New Spain, Robert P. Turner Jr.

Latin American Studies ETDs

The historical “facts” involved in the formation and existence of New Spain are not obscure. The conquering race represented a nation, Spain, that had arrived at unity only recently. It was a nation that, having solved serious internal problems of civil disorder, church dominance, and foreign rivalry, was strongly motivated and supremely confident when faced with the challenge of implanting her society upon another soil.

La Novela HistóRica PuertorriqueñA., Edgar Ortiz Rivera

Latin American Studies ETDs

La novela histórica, que alcanzó su auge durante el Peridod Romántico, además de tener cultivadores en los países europeos e hispanoamericanos, los ha tenido en número considerable en puerto Rico contribuyendo de este modo nuestro país aldesarrollo de tan interesante sub-género. Desde mediados delsiglo XIX, comenzando con la obra de don Alejandro Tapia y Rivera, se han venido cultivando en la Isla una serie de novelas históricas inspiradas en los sucesos de mayor relieve en nuestra existencia de pueblo civilizado comenzando con la época del descubrimiento y la conquista (1493) y extendiéndose hasta el año critico de 1898 en que …

An Analysis Of Critical Approaches In The Revista Iberoamericana, From 1950 To 1960, Margretta Leroy

Spanish and Portuguese ETDs

Nearly all students of Latin American Literature come to their study with a background or parallel study in Peninsular Literature and at least one other literature, such as French or English. Such a student finds that until the last decade of the nineteenth century, when the Modernist movement exerted its influence, the literature of Spanish American was either scorned or ignored outside its own continent, that as a serious literary study it was not a part of university curricula until about thirty years ago, and that the critical writing he has been accustomed to consulting in other literatures is simply …

A History Of Population In The El Paso-Ciudad Juarez Area, J. Lawrence Mcconville

Latin American Studies ETDs

Preface

During the summer of 1965 representatives of the border states of the United States and Mexico met at Tres Lagunas, New Mexico, to determine whether their common interests and problems might lend themselves to regional cooperation efforts. The re­sult of this meeting was the formation of the Mexican-American Border States Organization, which met for the first time on September 25, 1965, at the University of New Mexico in Albuquer­que.

This thesis was conceived with essentially the same point of view; that is, the idea that the history of the people of the Southwest and Northern Mexico has unity that …

Un Estudio De La RelacióN Entre Gautier De Gonzalo De Bereo A Traves Del "Mulagro De TeóFilo", Joan Leeds Graviss

Spanish and Portuguese ETDs

En los siglos doce y trece, el mundo medieval entró en una época nueva de su poesía y literatura en general. En Francia y en España, había más interés por una literatura escrita en lengua vulgar. El juglar había sido y seguía siendo muy popular. El juglar o trovador cantaba o recitaba la poesía. Generalmente trataba de poesía épica que tenía el fin de perpetuar las hazañas de los héroes. Enesos dos países el desarrollo del llamado "master de juglaría" era casi igual. El poema más destacado en español fue El cantar de Mío Cid que se había dejado en …

A Study Of Some Of Gil Vicente's Aspects As A Didactic Moralist, William W. Megenney

Spanish and Portuguese ETDs

Before the appearance of Gil Vicente, one cannot speak of a theatre in Portugal except, perhaps, of some traces of religious dramatizations during the Middle Ages and of some documents of allegorical theatre during the times of D. Joāo II—a theatre based entirely on scenography and in which the literary world was almost entirely unknown. Anrique da Mota, although proportioning some aid in the understanding of Gil Vicente’s theatre, seems to be overshadowed by the impressive figure of the latter. Without any dramatic tradition surrounding him, Gil Vicente turns toward such figures as Juan del Encina, looking for possible suggestions …

En Torno A La Novelistica De RamóN PéRez De Ayala, Casiano E. Fernandez

Spanish and Portuguese ETDs

Ramón Pérez de Ayala, cuyo nombre "transciende a lίricas vejeces, a pergaminos venerandos, a flores secas halladas en un breviario de arcipreste enamorado de las musas", nació en Oviedo el 9 de agosto de 1880. Cuando Pérez de Ayala tenίa ocho años de edad , su padre, que disponίa de bienes considerables, lo envió al Colegio Jesuίta de San Zoil, en Carrión de los Condes, que fue cuna del célebre Marqués de Santillana. De Carrión pasó al Colegio de los Jesuίtas de Gijón, que más tarde describió en su novela A.M.D.G. Estudiante dίscolo y rebelde, fue apodado por maestros y …

The Techo De La Ballena Studies In Alienation, Jacquelyn Ketterer

Latin American Studies ETDs

At the present time, youth throughout Latin American, spurred by discontent with their cultural and political ambience, are channeling an increasingly intense energy into literary production. One of the most active and imaginative groups is the Techo de la Ballena centered in Caracas, Venezuela

The Nicaraguan Transit Route From 1849-1853, Roberta Holland Upton

Latin American Studies ETDs

Although the Isthmus of Panama was to become, and is today, the principal point of passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, considerable interest has been aroused periodically by the potential of a route in Nicaragua. The focal points of interest in Nicaragua have been the San Juan River and the Lake of Nicaragua which create a natural water passage for all but twelve of the 194 miles between Atlantic and Pacific. Yet, although men have dreamed of and planned for a passage through Nicaragua since the Sixteenth Century, the immediate pressures for transportation between the two oceans have been …

The Macabre In The Indianist Works Of Bernardo GuimarãEs, Ellen Ann Nelson

Spanish and Portuguese ETDs

The various novel of Bernardo Guimaraes, written for the moot part during the thirty-year period 1853-1884, are in many respects typical reflections of the literary currents then prevalent in Brazil. In topic and treatment Guimarães’ work reflected the popular taste and differed little from the work of his contemporaries. It was only in the Indianist works, A voz do pagé and, to a lesser extent in the work in which the Indians figured ae minor characters, that Guimarães’ introduced an element unique in Brazilian literature of the time. This unique element was a detailed description of the macbre and a …

Algunos Valores En El Teatro De Nelson Rodrigues, Enrique CortéS

Spanish and Portuguese ETDs

Entre los dramaturgos contemporáneos del Brasil, Nelson Rodrigues, es acaso el más inquieto e inquietante. Vigorosa personalidad literaria, de permanente producción en géneros distintos, autor, periodista, próximo siempre al acontecer contemporáneo y a la angustia del hombre, su obra toda se teñirá a la ves de vitalidad actual y de búsqueda transcendental sin que haya contradicciónen ambos planos. El hecho de que sea la tragedia su modo de expression teatral preferido subraya aun más el interés del artista por la condición del hombre.

A Thematic Analysis Of The Contemporary Ecuadorian Novel, Wayne L. Allison

Spanish and Portuguese ETDs

The modern Ecuadorian novel contains many autochthonous features common to several of the less advanced nations of Latin America. The fact that it is heavily sociological in nature will come as no surprise to any serious student of Latin American literature. Economic dissatisfaction, social reform, leftist political propaganda, and inordinate sexual desires are not themes used exclusively by the Ecuadorians. Like many other Latin American writers, the Ecuadorian novelists find inspiration in European political and social philosophies. Almost with exception they portray the seamy side of their society and, like Zola, concentrate their attention on the wretchedness of the masses, …

The Latin American Policy Of The Truman Administration, 1945-1952., Bernice Kaplan

Latin American Studies ETDs

When Franklin D. Roosevelt first assumed office as President of the United States, he inherited a new Latin American policy from his predecessor, Herbert Hoover. Hoover had made sincere overtures to the Latin Americans in order to dispel their fears and dislike for the United States. By officially repudiating the Roosevelt Corollary, encouraging a peaceful settlement of the Tacna-Arica dispute, ending the Marine occupation in Nicaragua, instigating the withdrawal of United States forces in Haiti, and theoretically abandoning “nonrecognition” as an implement of political pressure. Hoover successfully laid the ground work for the Good neighbor policy which Roosevelt vigorously pursued.

U.S. Army Command And General Staff Training For Latin American Officers: The Program And Its Effects On The Participants, James A. Williams

Latin American Studies ETDs

The author has endeavored to present a resume of the training provided for Latin American officers at the U.S. Army Command and Staff College, to analyze the performance of six selected graduates and to discuss the benefits derived by the participants from the program. It is hoped that the information collected will be of value to others doing research in the field of inter-American affairs and will stimulate further work in the specific area of military training.

Summer Welles' Mediation In Cuba, 1933, Margaret Naegle

Latin American Studies ETDs

This writer first became interested in the 1933 revolution in Cuba during lectures given in May, 1963 at the University of New Mexico. As part of these lectures an interesting theory was presented regarding the Communist "takeover" of Cuba. Briefly, this theory holds that behind every successful Communist revolution (Russia, China, Cuba, for examples) there has been an earlier attempt at social revolution which failed. In the case of Cuba, this would be the revolution of 1933, and especially the reformist provisional government of Dr. Ramón Grau San Martín.

The entire process of the 1933 Cuban revolution calls for an …

Religious And Liberal Thoughts In Eça And Galdos, Nasario Garcia

Spanish and Portuguese ETDs

The purpose of this study, then, is to show how two authors, Benito Pérez Galdós of Spain and Eçadde Queiroz of Portugal, contributed to the liberal movement by expressing their ideas against the church dogma and tradition. It must be emphasized, however that never did Eça or Galdós attack the Church outright, but rather its practices. These were the authors' ways of expressing disapproval of certain religious practices of some of its narrow minded members. Moreover, we are not only interested in how these two writers handled what to them were religious problems, but also in the similar manner in …

Eça De Queiroz: Chronicler And Critic Of His Times, Fredrick M. Nunn

Spanish and Portuguese ETDs

The object of this study is to present the social and political commentaries of the Portuguese author, Eça de Queiroz. While it may be evident to the reader of Eça’s novels that his fiction has ample political and social content, another source exists from which a wider range of commentaries can be drawn. This source is the multitude of letters, chronicles, and essays that Eça wrote, both in Portugal and during his career as a diplomat in America and Europe. Through an examination of these works, it becomes clear that the author was a man who has more than just …

The Expropriation Of The Standard Oil Company Of New Jersey Holdings In Bolivia: An Examination., Tey Diana Nunn

Latin American Studies ETDs

In the late 1930’s the Good Neighbor policy of the United States was put to a test by the governments of Bolivia and Mexico in their confiscation of foreign oil holdings for alleged violations of the law of their respective countries. Mexico was considered to be the first real test of the Good Neighbor policy, yet the little known Bolivian confiscation of the Standard Oil company of New Jersey holdings preceded it by a year. The purpose of this study is to examine in depth the situation as it occurred in Bolivia.

Ideological Aspects Of The Mexican Revolution (1910), Jacquelyn Hillman

Latin American Studies ETDs

The main purpose of this thesis is to study the ideology of the Mexican Revolution of 1910. When an intense feeling of protest directed towards the Díaz regime and everything it represented emerged, the dissension involved many views as to the best way to solve the conflict at hand.

The Phonemic Structure Of Medieval Spanish As Reflected In The Libro De Buen Amor, John Forsyth

Spanish and Portuguese ETDs

The purpose of this study is to describe the phonological system of a medieval Spanish text, in an attempt to fill one of the many lacunae in the history of the development of the Spanish language.

The Mexicans In Their Short Story, Paul Valerio

Spanish and Portuguese ETDs

A study of the Mexican people as seen in their short story offers several advantages. The presentations of extensive variations of the human panorama supply an autochthonous basis for insight. In these presentations, one gains an acquaintance, at times surprisingly intimate, with the people. The short-story writers do not neglect any social level. What they observe become themes for their creativeness. They include the submissive as well as the arrogant, the poor, the suppressed, the ignorant, the mentally ill; all are worthy of their consideration. One problem, one theme, is viewed from as many sides as there are writers who …

The Career Of Jeronimo De Valderrama As Visitor General To New Spain, 1563-65., Marc Simmons

Latin American Studies ETDs

This essay proposes to present a view of certain aspects of colonial government and society in New Spain in the year 1563-1565, as revealed in the correspondence and reports of Licenciado Jeronimo de Valderrama, who served as Visitor-General of the viceroyalty during this period, and in other contemporary documents. Secondarily, it will attempt to illustrate the techniques involved in a general visitation (visita). In the present paper the author will, therefore, strive to clarify, on the basis of currently available documentation, various aspects of the Valderrama visitation and the last years of the administration of Viceroy Luis de Velasco I, …

Jose Figueres (1906-): A Study In Latin American Politics, Kathleen K. Kulp

Latin American Studies ETDs

It is the purpose of this study to examine this modern Latin American leader, investigating the conditions which produced the man and his movement, the cause which motivated him, his ideals, methods, actions and achievements. Finally, an attempt will be made to determine the significance of his thought and his contributions-- in his own country and in international affairs--- and to place him in the recent history of Latin America.

Cosmopolitan Attitudes In The Works Of Emilia Pardo Bazán, Elizabeth Louise Scone

Spanish and Portuguese ETDs

The word "cosmopolitan", "citizen of the world," denotes, in its broadest sense, one whose interests are not limited to the confines of his own country and culture. But when we consider the role of the Spanish cosmopolitan in any age, we are obliged to confront the old spectre of Spain's isolation from the rest of Europe, of a Spain which gazes only into the mirror of eternity.

Hispanic American Vanguard Poetry (1916-1925), C.A.W. Capsas

Latin American Studies ETDs

The modernist literary movement in Hispanic America, occurring during a thirty-year period beginning in 1888, was the first clear demonstration of the regions capacity for original literary expression of universal significance. Yet the student, at least one in Mexico or in the United States, is repeatedly impressed by the fact that, while the Modernist opinion movement had been understood (and consequently "professed" well), there is a broad variance of opinion on Post-Modernist development.

The Dramatic Art Of Guillén De Castro, Dorothea Thompson Powers

Spanish and Portuguese ETDs

Summing up the discussion will be the main conclusions reached about the art of Castro as a dramatist. These conclusions can be briefly expressed as follows: (1) the basic structure of the plays, and Castro's ideals and motivations, had their inception in the Valencian theater of his youth; (2) the main contribution of the Lopean comedia was to teach him the techniques for attaining greater unity of action and to instruct him in the uses of humor; (3) Castro's greatest inspiration came from popular sources such as the romancero, rather than from learned works; (4) his work is exceedingly subjective; …

The Hospitals Of New Spain In The Sixteenth Century, Jean Maxine Cohen

Latin American Studies ETDs

It is the purpose of this study to present an account of hospitals and charitable institutions in New Spain during the sixteenth century. In order to gain a clear concept of this phase of the Spanish cultural program in the New World, it is first necessary to understand practices which originated in the realms of Castile as well as in other European nations, and were later transferred to the Americas. Such an initial investigation causes the modern reader to realize that the term "hospital" then involved much more than the medical treatment accorded today to those persons suffering from acute …

Bibliografía Provisional, Parcialmente Anotada, De La Literatura Panameña, Felix L. Figueroa

Spanish and Portuguese ETDs

La literatura panameña, es tal vez, la menos conocida de las del Nuevo Mundo. Pocos han sido los estudiosos que se han interesado por nuestra producción literaria, la que, aunque joven, no carece de significación dentro de las latras hispanoamericanas.