The Woman who Lost Her Soul: And Other StoriesArte Público Press, 2000 - 157 páginas Sergio Reyna has brought together more than thirty narratives by Gonzalez and arranged them into Animal Tales (such as "The Mescal-Drinking Horse"); Tales of Humans ("The Bullet-Swallower"); Tales of Popular Customs ("Shelling Corn by Moonlight"); Religious Tales ("The Guadalupana Vine"); Tales of Mexican Ancestors ("Ambrosio the Indian"); and Tales of Ghosts, Demons, and Buried Treasure ("The Woman Who Lost Her Soul"). Reyna also provides a helpful introduction that succinctly surveys the author's life and work, analyzing her writings within their historical and cultural contexts. Book jacket. |
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... Texas magazines , such as Southwest Review and Texas Folk - Lore Soci- ety Publications , from the 1920s to the 1940s . They encompass diverse themes that can be classified as : Tales of Human Charac- ters ; Animal Tales ; Religious ...
... Texas magazines , such as Southwest Review and Texas Folk - Lore Soci- ety Publications , from the 1920s to the 1940s . They encompass diverse themes that can be classified as : Tales of Human Charac- ters ; Animal Tales ; Religious ...
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... Texas in 1925 , Jovita González met J. Frank Dobie , a well - known pioneer in the study of folklore . With Dobie's help , González began researching Mexican folklore in Texas and became an outstanding member of the Texas Folk - Lore ...
... Texas in 1925 , Jovita González met J. Frank Dobie , a well - known pioneer in the study of folklore . With Dobie's help , González began researching Mexican folklore in Texas and became an outstanding member of the Texas Folk - Lore ...
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... Texas history , including the period of Mexican domination , the period of the Texas Republic , and finally the period of U. S. statehood . González preserved important ele- ments of the sociohistorical reality of Texas that permit the ...
... Texas history , including the period of Mexican domination , the period of the Texas Republic , and finally the period of U. S. statehood . González preserved important ele- ments of the sociohistorical reality of Texas that permit the ...
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Tío Patricio 22223 | 28 |
The Perennial Lover | 42 |
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