El hispanismo omnipresente

by De Maeseneer, Rita; Jongbloet, Ingeborg; Vangehuchten, Lieve; Van Hecke, An; Vervaeke, Jasper

• ISBN13: 9789054875628
• ISBN10: 9054875623
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-08-01
• Publisher: ASP Editions

Summary

Authoritative and comprehensive, this broad-spectrum analysis contains numerous articles and studiesincluding three in Dutchby international experts in the field of Latin American linguistics and literature. An homage to Robert Verdonk, a pioneer in Hispanic Studies in Belgium, precedes a thorough exploration of linguistic issues, from cognitive linguistics to lexicology, which is in turn followed by studies on renowned authors such as Mario Vargas Llosa and Miguel de Unamuno. The final section is dedicated exclusively to Mexico: its literature, linguistic complexity, and culture. Autorizado y comprensivo, este analisis de amplio espectro contiene numerosos articulos y estudiosincluyendo tres en holandespor expertos internacionales en el area de linguistica y literatura latinoamericana. Un homenaje a Robert Verdonk, un pionero en el campo del hispanismo en Belgica, precede una exploracion minuciosa de temas linguisticos, desde la linguistica cognitiva hasta la lexicologia, la cual esta seguida en su turno por estudios sobre autores tan destacados como Mario Vargas Llosa y Miguel de Unamuno. La seccion final esta dedicada exclusivamente a Mexico: su literatura, complejidad linguistica y cultura.

Author Biography

Rita De Maeseneer is a professor of Spanish American literature at the University of Antwerp and the author of numerous articles and books on topics pertaining to Caribbean and Latin American literature. Ingeborg Jongbloet was formerly the coordinator of the Centre for Mexican Studies at the University of Antwerp and coedited Mapas antiguos de México. Lieve Vangehuchten is the head of the Section of Spanish in the Faculty of Applied Economics at the University of Antwerp and the author of El léxico del discurso económico empresarial. An Van Hecke is an assistant professor of Spanish at Lessius University College in Antwerp; the author of various articles on Chicano, Guatemalan, and Mexican literature; and, with Rita De Maeseneer, the coeditor of El artista caribeño como guerrero de lo imaginario. Jasper Vervaeke is an assistant in the department of Hispanic language and literature at the University of Antwerp.