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Spanish Tales for Beginners
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IN selecting these Spanish Tales for Beginners, three objects have been kept in (1) that they be good literature, (2) that they portray modern Spanish life, and (3) that they be interesting and not too difficult in language and thought. Some of the stories do not conform to all three rules,—the first two, for instance, do not portray modern Spanish life; but I hope that most of them will be found to conform fully. A few short lyric poems have also been included, since poetry forms an integral part of literature. Verse, moreover, is better for oral work and memorizing than prose.
Spain has a rich and varied literature, from which other nations have freely drawn,—a literature that gives true expression to the life and aspirations of the Spanish people. The selections in this volume are taken from literary works that have been written in the past fifty or sixty years, and although they are inferior in some respects to the great master-pieces of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, I believe that they have literary excellence, and they have, besides, the advantage of being written in the language of today and of describing present-day life.
It is my greatest wish that this volume may awaken the students' interest in the civilization of Spain, and that it may serve as an introduction to the study of Spanish literature.
IN selecting these Spanish Tales for Beginners, three objects have been kept in (1) that they be good literature, (2) that they portray modern Spanish life, and (3) that they be interesting and not too difficult in language and thought. Some of the stories do not conform to all three rules,—the first two, for instance, do not portray modern Spanish life; but I hope that most of them will be found to conform fully. A few short lyric poems have also been included, since poetry forms an integral part of literature. Verse, moreover, is better for oral work and memorizing than prose.
Spain has a rich and varied literature, from which other nations have freely drawn,—a literature that gives true expression to the life and aspirations of the Spanish people. The selections in this volume are taken from literary works that have been written in the past fifty or sixty years, and although they are inferior in some respects to the great master-pieces of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, I believe that they have literary excellence, and they have, besides, the advantage of being written in the language of today and of describing present-day life.
It is my greatest wish that this volume may awaken the students' interest in the civilization of Spain, and that it may serve as an introduction to the study of Spanish literature.
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326 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 24, 2011
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May 29, 2024
Si sabes el español pero no a un nivel respetable entonces este libro te presentara con un reto. Pude entender lo que pasaba generalmente en cada cuento por la mayor parte pero muchos de los detalles se me hicieron difíciles de entender. Me gustaron los cuentos también por mayor parte y este libro me hizo apreciar mas el español. La antigüedad de tales frases y palabras arcaicas no eran problema para mi (ya que era una lectura difícil). La version de este libro que yo leí contiene notas del escritor y hasta un diccionario de todo el vocabulario usado en los cuentos y ejercicios para los que quieran mas practica.
April 18, 2016
This book is over 100 years old so it has some odd phrases which are good conversation starters for one traveling in Spanish-speaking countries. Maybe I've met the wrong persons, but I have yet to find someone to explain how I might kill a dog with "el lío de los paraguas."!
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