A media voz
http://www.amediavoz.com/
The non-profit website 'A media voz' (In a Low Voice) is a vast gateway to Latin American and Spanish poetry, although it also features Spanish translations of major poets from other countries. The scope is impressive, encompassing a comprehensive selection of poems from a wide range of poets. These include: Antonio Machado; Clara Janés; Jose Ángel Valente; Pablo Neruda; and Ernesto Cardenal. The site also offers a large number of poem readings, and in some cases it is even possible to hear the authors themselves. Although it would have been useful to have the possibility of chronological searches and more biographical data, the anthology of poems is clearly indexed alphabetically by author. Alternatively, the user may access the site's suggestive anthologies, such as: 'Poesía Sensual' (Sensual Poetry); and 'Poesía de Oro' (Golden Poetry), a selection of great poems from the Spanish 'Romancero' to the end of the twentieth century. Students and teachers will find the site useful as both a bank of materials and an introduction to Spanish and Latin American poetry of all times.
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Abel Martín : revista de estudios sobre Antonio Machado
http://www.abelmartin.com/
The website, 'Abel Martín', is dedicated to the Spanish poet and author, Antonio Machado, and is a valuable resource for all students of his work. Updated regularly, the user will find a good number of interesting features including: a useful student's guide, containing a detailed biography, an anthology of poetry and an extensive bibliography of secondary material; and critical articles on such themes as pictorial poetic reality in Machado's work. The site also provides digital versions of a selection of Machado's poetry and letters; facsimilies of original Machado manuscripts with transcriptions; photographs offering an insight into Machado's era; and news about cultural activities related to Machado. This site is a good starting point for students of Machado, and of use to teachers seeking additional resources. Additionally, the site offers an anthology of contemporary works by notable Spanish poets, including: Antonio Gamoneda; Miguel d'Ors; and Andrés Trapiello. At the time of review, this section features thirteen poets, with more to be included soon.
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Adamar: revista de creación
http://www.adamar.org/
'Adamar' is a Spanish journal of creative writing and arts. It publishes literary works in poetry and narrative, as well as critical essays, artistic visual works, and reviews. Although not restricted to these areas, the publication will mostly appeal to those interested in Spanish and Latin American contemporary literature and cultural criticism. A large number of contributions are by new authors, but the journal also benefits from articles and fragments of works by well-known authors such as: Vicente Huidobro; Clara Janés; and Jorge Luis Borges. 'Adamar' was first published in 2000 as an open access journal, and the website gives access to all current and part issues. There is an electronic mailing list and forum to which users may subscribe for free as well.
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Álbum Pere Gimferrer
http://www.brown.edu/Research/Gimferrer/
'Álbum Pere Gimferrer' is a website devoted to the Catalan poet, acting a useful introduction to the man and his work. The site's contents are available in both Catalan and Castilian Spanish. Users will find on the site a general overview of Gimferrer's work and a detailed chronology of his life and writing up until the present day. A full bibliography of all Gimferrer's work, including his poetry, articles, fiction, and translations, as well as a selection of scholarly articles about and interviews with Gimferrer. The site also features a substantial anthology of Gimferrer's writing and thought: in addition to individual poems, the anthology includes extracts from Gimferrer's description of his own poetry; views of other poets and writers; interpretation of literary movements such as modernism; and thoughts about literary criticism. Together with links to related Web resources, this site represents a useful introduction to the work of this important Catalan writer.
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Analecta malacitana
http://www.anmal.uma.es/
The 'Analecta malacitana' website features the online version of the scholarly journal published by the Philology section of the University of Malaga. The journal is dedicated primarily to Spanish literary, linguistic and cultural studies and publishes articles, essays and monographs from all areas of Hispanic studies. Areas of interest have included: the Golden Age (textual study and the history of the concept, plus translations of the classic texts); the poetry of '27 (Lorca, Guillén, Cernuda, and so on); and modern narrative (Carmen Martín Gaite and Elena Quiroga, for example). The journal also publishes articles on European writing, and the user will find articles devoted to Petrarch, Goethe, Schiller, and Nietzsche. Spanish language and linguistics also feature prominently in the journal, with articles on socio and historical linguistics, conceptual and historical studies of Spanish lexicon, and morpho-syntactical difficulties. Published twice a year, the user may access issues dating back to 1998, and summaries of the paper version back to 1978. The site also features a search tool in the main webpage. This journal is recommended for researchers with a particular interest in Spanish literature and linguistics, or for undergraduate students who are at an advanced stage in their studies.
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Ángela Vallvey
http://www.angelavallvey.com/
The official website of the Spanish writer and journalist Ángela Vallvey (1964-), winner of the Nadal prize in 2002, offers information and resources about the woman and her work. In addition to a short biography, there are interviews (as interviewer and interviewee) which will further provide information about the author. There is also available the full-text content of some of her journalistic articles published in various Spanish newspapers, and a selection of short stories and poems. The 'Viajes' section offers journey articles by the author, accompanied by some pictures. A very visually attractive website, it will be of interest to anyone interested in Spanish contemporary literature.
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Anthology of Spanish poetry
http://users.ipfw.edu/jehle/poetry.htm
The website 'Anthology of Spanish Poetry' by Fred F. Jehle offers a collection of Spanish poetry ranging from Gonzalo de Berceo (13th century) to Rosalía de Castro (writing in the 19th century). The user will find the work of a wide selection of poets in the anthology including: Juan Ruiz; Gil Vicente; Garcilaso de la Vega; Teresa de Ávila; Góngora; Quevedo; Calderón; Espronceda; and Bécquer. Some 'romances' and 'villancicos' are also included. The anthology is indexed chronologically by author and alphabetically by the first line of the poems. Usefully, the site also provides notes to assist the study of poetry: these explain how to count syllables in Spanish poetry, and elucidate on types of rhyme. At the end of each poem in the anthology is a brief analysis in terms of syllables and rhyme. Some of the poems are available translated into English. This site serves students as a good introduction to Spanish poetry.
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Archivo de filología española
http://www.angelfire.com/de/hispania/
The website 'Archive of Spanish Philology' is a collection of resources developed between 1998 and 2007 for the study of the Spanish language and its history. In addition to digital versions of manuals and documents written during the period between the end of the 15th and 19th centuries, the archive contains historical overviews; glossaries; and the latest orthography manual by the Royal Academy of Spanish Language. In the section 'Referencias Históricas' there are historical overviews of: the alphabet and the history of writing; Latin; the Spanish language; and a history of the book. Glossaries bring together comprehensive lists of vocabulary on: linguistics; poetry; and theatre. The main section of the site offers digital versions of texts focusing on: the grammar of the Spanish language; rhetoric; and poetic creation. All texts are available for download as MS Word compressed files.
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Ariadna: revista cultural
http://www.ariadna-rc.com/
'Ariadna' is an electronic journal featuring articles, reviews and literary works in Spanish. It was first published in 1997, and it has remained a very active publication since then. It is updated on a monthly basis, and every three months all new contents are brought together to constitute a quarterly issue. Even though 'Ariadna' seems to be more Spanish-orientated, it also pays attention to Latin-American literature and culture. Users may access all current and past numbers back to 1997 for free. As well as articles and literary works (mainly poetry and short stories) by new and well-known authors, the reviews section will prove useful for all those wanting to keep up-to-date with literary publications in Spanish.
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Artes poéticas
http://artespoeticas.librodenotas.com/
The website 'Artes poéticas' provides Spanish and Latin American texts, commentaries, and notes on poetry. It includes materials from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, and they can be browsed by period; school; and author. The collection consists mainly of poems which reflect on poetry itself, or metapoetry. Poems can be read on the site as plain text, but no biographical details or further commentary is provided. Some authors included on the site are: Rafael Alberti, Juan Ramón Jiménez; Jorge Luis Borges; Luis de Góngora. There is the possibility of free subscription in order to receive notification of new additions to the site. There is also a discussion forum, but at the time of cataloguing it did not seem to be very active.
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Ausiàs March
http://www.xtec.es/ausias/
The site for the Valencian poet Ausiàs March (1397-1459) by the Xarxa Telemàtica Educativa de Catalunya offers an overview of his life and works, as well as very interesting learning materials. In addition to a biography and a compared chronology, there is some information about his work and a selection of poems. However, the site may be more interesting for lecturers of literature in Catalan for its excellent teaching materials. There are suggestive exercises for students to contextualise the work and life of the poet within the wider social and historical context of fifteenth-century Valencia. It is also possible to download a whole comprehensive dossier, 'Ausiàs March: El poeta de l'amor', with introductory explanations and exercises to learn about medieval love literature and interpret the works of March. Although the quantity of information may not be sufficient for self-learning activities, the quality of pedagogical materials makes this website an excellent complement for courses on Catalan medieval literature.
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Barcelona review
http://www.barcelonareview.com/
The Barcelona Review is an electronic magazine dedicated to contemporary fiction and poetry written in English, Spanish, French and Catalan. It is produced by a Barcelona-based international collective of individuals who work either in publishing or education. The user should note that each language has a different dedicated version of the site, although the principle remains the same: to review the best of new, cutting-edge writing. The Review also publishes new short stories, poetry, essays, literary quizzes, and interviews with notable authors in each of the languages mentioned. A useful index of all the authors featured throughout back issues of the Review allows the user to quickly locate material of interest. A new issue of the Review is published online every two months, and the user may subscribe for free to be notified of its availability. This is an entertaining and informative site, which encourages contributions from its readers and will certainly appeal to anyone interested in contemporary European literature.
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Biblioteca digital Ciudad Seva
http://www.ciudadseva.com/textos/teoria/sobre.htm
'Ciudad Seva' is a literary portal created in 1995 by the Puerto Rican author Luis López Nieves to facilitate the dissemination of literary studies on the Internet. In addition to being a personal webpage, the site offers a vast selection of critical texts, short stories, and poems in Spanish. Covering both theory and primary texts, the resource will be of interest to anyone interested in literary production in Spanish. Although texts cannot be downloaded, there is a wide selection of full-text materials on the site, including: 'El Lazarillo de Tormes'; 'La vida es sueño' by Calderón de la Barca; speeches by Gabriel García Márquez; 'Nuestra América' by José Martí; and 'San Manuel Bueno Mártir' by Miguel de Unamuno. There are also Spanish translations of authors who write in other languages. From a theoretical perspective, the virtual library has made available major historical texts on literary theory by philosophers and authors, such as: Jorge Luis Borges; Italo Calvino; Julio Cortázar; and Lope de Vega. Users may also read some useful advices by successful writers, and a fully dedicated section to the theory and history of short stories.
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Caminos del Arcipreste
http://arcipreste.alcarria.com/
'Caminos del Arcipreste' (Arcipreste's paths) is an imaginative website about the life and work of the Spanish poet Juan Ruiz (ca. 1283-ca. 1350), also known as the Arcipreste de Hita. Users may begin the 'journey' by clicking on all the places associated with the life of the poet, or as mentioned in his work. More photographs and/or multimedia content would have made this section more appealing, but students of Spanish literature may also find interesting the sections dedicated to Juan Ruiz, author of 'El Libro del Buen Amor'. There are some good articles on this important book and other relevant topics, which will surely make the reading of the medieval text easier for students. There is also a glossary section which will further provide assistance in this sense, although plans to make it bigger seem to have stopped by the time of cataloguing.
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Cantar de Mío Cid
http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/bib_obra/Cid/
The virtual library Miguel de Cervantes has put together an excellent array of resources to make 'El Cantar del Mío Cid', the oldest preserved Spanish epic poem, more accessible. The site grants access to images of the original medieval manuscript of Per Abbat; transcripts; and full-text modern editions. For those who are just becoming familiar with the text or do not have a good command of medieval Spanish, there is the possibility of reading modernised versions of the text. In addition to this, there is a short bibliography of secondary literature on 'El Cantar del Mío Cid'. Some studies have been made available online as well, including: 'The power of silence: the determining function of heroines in Castilian epic poems'; 'Syntax of movement verbs in intransitive construction in the "Poema del Cid"; and 'The 'other' as a diabolical being: 'Poema del Cid' and 'Poema de Fernán González'. Also available are an annotated list of internet resources, and a series of images of places mentioned in the poem and monuments in Spain dedicated to the Cid. Although researchers may find the site limited in content, the availability of digitised versions of 'El Cantar del Mío Cid' and introductory information about the text make the site valuable for students and tutors alike.
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Cantar de mio Cid
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/cid/
This award-winning website is dedicated to the medieval Spanish epic poem, the 'Cantar de mio Cid'. It aims to allow students of the epic to understand and appreciate the oral essence of the genre and the 'conceptual difference between an oral narrative poem and the modern textual editions'. Using slides of the original manuscript from Madrid's Biblioteca Nacional (where it is housed), the site allows the user to view the manuscript online in various formats. Normative and paleographic transcriptions of the manuscript, featured on the site, facilitate understanding of the processes of transcription and transformation from an oral performance that have produced the modern versions of the poem. An English translation may be viewed alongside the various Spanish transcriptions. The site user may then hear an oral rendition of the poem, lasting about 5 hours. The site's introduction offers an overview of El Cid. The project's methodology is detailed on the site, including a brief history of the poem, explanations of linguistic differences between old and modern Spanish. Miniature illustrations, reflecting the poem's events, are also included to enhance the listener/reader's appreciation. All images on the site are referenced and explained. Equally, detailed information about the software required for the different viewings is provided. This is a highly recommended as an essential site for students of the Cantar de mio Cid, but also those of the epic genre in general.
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Centre for the study of the cantigas of Santa Maria of Oxford University
http://csm.mml.ox.ac.uk/
The website of the Centre for the Study of the Cantigas of Santa Maria of Oxford University gives information on the Centre, and the poetical works which are the object of its studies. The Centre, created in 2005, brings together two projects working on the Cantigas (a collection of 13th-century Spanish poems, many describing the miracles of the Blessed Virgin Mary). One project is working on a database of the contents of the Cantigas, the other is a critical edition of the poems themselves. The website provides access to: the Cantigas de Santa Maria database; a short introduction to the poems; the 'Electronic Poncelet' (an index of incipits belonging to the poems concerning Mary); a comprehensive bibliography; and related news and links. This site would be of interest to scholars of medieval European literature in particular, but would also be useful in locating texts relating to particular saints or medieval theological ideas.
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Cibertextos
http://www.duke.edu/web/cibertextos/
Cibertextos is a collection of interactive editions of classical Spanish texts from the Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes at the University of Alicante (Spain). This website is made available through the server of Duke University (USA) and it is maintained by its creator, Miguel Garci-Gómez. Cibertextos is a very comprehensive website which offers the most authorised versions of Spanish literature classics. It also provides an introduction, a glossary, a semantic and ideological field and annotations for each text. Amongst the works offered by Cibertextos are Don Quijote de la Mancha (Cervantes), El Buscón (Quevedo), La Regenta (Leopoldo Alas "Clarín") or works by anonymous authors such as Cantar de Mío Cid or El Lazarillo de Tormes can be obtained.Cibertextos is a website designed with frames, so the use of a browser able to maintain them is necessary. This website counts with a word-search engine (Concordancia), where matches can be localised within the texts.
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Convivio : poesía medieval y cancioneros
http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/portal/cancionmedieval/
'Convivio' is an international research group created in 2003 for the study of European medieval lyrical poetry and songbooks. Their homepage is part of the Spanish virtual library Miguel de Cervantes, and it offers the full-text of several works already digitalised there including Catalan; Castilian; and Provençal songbooks and poetry anthologies. Vicenç Beltran, a member of the research group, has made available a bibliography of medieval lyrical poetry and songs in several languages. The site includes a dedicated section to the Galician minstrel Martin Codax (c. 1250-1275), featuring scholarly studies and audio materials. For those wanting to further their knowledge of medieval songs and lyrical literature there is a short list of internet resources. Although the project has an European scope, most resources available are concerned with southern areas of the continent.
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Criticón
http://cvc.cervantes.es/literatura/criticon/
'Criticón' is a peer-reviewed, well-established academic journal on the history of Spanish literature and culture during the Golden Age period (approx. 16th and 17th centuries), published in Spanish by the research group 'LEMSO' at the university of Toulouse-Le Mirail. The 'Centro Virtual Cervantes' has made available online for free all first hundred issues published between 1978 and 2007. The website is very basic and easy to use, but users may only browse the journal issue by issue as free-text searches are not available. Some of the topics covered during these years have included: sacred oratory in the Golden Age; burlesque poetry and literature; and Spanish religious theatre.
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Destiempos.com : revista de curiosidad cultural
http://www.destiempos.com/
'Destiempos.com' is a peer-reviewed bimonthly ejournal from the Autonomous National University of Mexico, dedicated to the study of Latin American and Spanish culture, narrative and poetry. It was first published in 2006, and the website gives full-text access to all current and back numbers. The journal publishes articles, book reviews, interviews and literary texts by contemporary authors. Some issues further feature collective dossiers dedicated to specific themes, including: women's literature; popular cultures; the indigenous world from a contemporary perspective; and the Argentinian dictatorship 32 years after the coup d'état. Some examples of articles published by this journal are: 'Some notes on the relationship between the Jesuits and the independence of Mexico'; 'Julio Cortázar 25 years after'; and 'What does popular mean in Miguel Delibes's discourse'.
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Dicenda : cuadernos de filología hispánica
http://www.ucm.es/BUCM/revistasBUC/portal/modules.php?name=Revistas2&id=DIC
'Dicenda' is an open access peer-reviewed journal of Spanish literature, linguistics, and culture. It is published annually both in paper and online formats by the Faculty of Philology of the Complutense University (Madrid, Spain). Users may search articles by author and title, or alternatively browse each of the issues back to 1982 when the journal was first published. The website is very accessible, and researchers interested on the impact of the publication may see the online access statistics for the journal since 2007. Articles published recently have included: "Juan Marsé: symbolic essentialism"; "Theoretical aspects of phonological models"; and "Poetry and creativity: introduction to 'poesía de la creación'".
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EGK Lecture notes and resources
http://www.cus.cam.ac.uk/~egk10/notes/index.html
This website from Dr Geoffrey Kantaris (University of Cambridge) contains extensive lecture notes, multimedia resources and seminar papers on various areas of Hispanic and Latin American studies, and will be of great value to both undergraduate and postgraduate students. Papers and articles by Dr Kantaris available online cover the following areas: avant garde/modernism/postmodernism; women's writing and dictatorship (including Cristina Peri Rossi and Marta Traba); post-dictatorship Argentine cinema; Colombian and Mexican urban cinema; and representations of violence in Latin American urban cinema. Films under consideration include: 'Amores perros', 'Cronos', 'La virgin de los sicarios' and 'La vendedora de rosas', and film clips accompanied by Dr Kantaris's written commentary assist deeper understanding of the film in question. Lecture notes, bibliographies and general learning resources are available for the work of Esther Tusquets, Juan Goytisolo, Federico García Lorca, and Luisa Valenzuela, and the full-text of Benito Pérez Galdós's 'Tristana' may be accessed in digital form. A section devoted to Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz features a lecture and clips from a film version of this poet's life. This is an excellent Web resource which contains substantial material on literature and cinema, and will interest students at all levels.
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Federico García Lorca
http://www.tinet.org/~picl/libros/glorca/gl000000.htm
The "Federico García Lorca" website is part of a personal homepage which features full-text works by the Spanish poet, playwright, and literary author. The site is easy to navigate, as it provides a comprehensive list of his works, and links to electronic versions for most of them. Texts are organised chronologically or according to whether they are narrative, poetry, drama, conference papers, and so on. Examples include: "Poeta en Nueva York"; "Romancero Gitano"; "Llanto por Ignacio Sánchez Mejías"; "Yerma"; "La Casa de Bernarda Alba"; "Charla sobre teatro"; "Nadadora Sumergida". Texts can be read directly on the webpage, but they are also available for download (SAM format).
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Federico García Lorca Foundation
http://www.garcia-lorca.org/
The Federico García Lorca Foundation Web page offers information about its activities, while promoting the work of Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca (1888-1936). Besides an introductory biography, an overview of his work, and a bibliography, the site offers information about the activities of the foundation and its library which holds manuscripts and other documents which researchers may be interested in consulting. Although the catalogues were not available on-line at the time of review, the site directs the user to an alternative site where the electronic catalogues can be accessed. There is also the possibility of browsing the topics covered in all the issues of the Boletín FGL (Federico García Lorca). The journal is not available online, but can be purchased through the site. There is also a section which covers important press news related to the Spanish poet. Some information about the Federico García Lorca centre in Granada is also provided.
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