Spanish Literature
Note: I add items to this page as I encounter them, so this is NOT an exhaustive list of resources.
Isaac Aisemberg
Jaque mate en dos jugadas (Cortometraje) - A 9:22 min. video short film based on the story
Juan José Arreola
El guardagujas, Juan José Arreola - 2:45 min. YouTube video adaptation of the story in Spanish, illustrated with colored animated drawings [Story recommended by Dr. Mara García]
“El guardagujas” by Juan Jose Arreola - Dramatized audio recording in Spanish from Mexico
El guardagujas - Complete text of the short story from the Biblioteca de Seva
El guardagujas - Online, 6-page version of the text from the Internet Archive
El guardagujas - Complete text of the short story from the Biblioteca de Seva
El guardagujas - Online, 6-page version of the text from the Internet Archive
León Arsenal
Cromatóforo by León Arsenal [Short story recommended by Dr. Dale Pratt)]
Jorge Luis Borges
Borges y yo - 2:31 min. audio recording of the poem read by Borges himself
Las ruinas circulares by Jorge Luis Borges - 4-page PDF of the story in Spanish [Story recommended by Dr. Mara García]
Las ruinas circulares by Jorge Luis Borges - 19:22 min. audiorecording of the story in Spanish
Las ruinas circulares by Jorge Luis Borges - A 18:47 min. audio version of the story narrated in Spanish by a male native speaker
Las ruinas circulares by Jorge Luis Borges - 19:22 min. audiorecording of the story in Spanish
Las ruinas circulares by Jorge Luis Borges - A 18:47 min. audio version of the story narrated in Spanish by a male native speaker
Carballido
El censo by Carballido - A nice PDF of the script of the play in Spanish [Play recommended by Dr. Mara García]
El censo by Carballido - A 22:32 min. video of the play put on in 2015 by Teatro Nena Delgado
Rosario Castellanos
Rosario Castellanos : Poesía no eres tú - A 1:21 min. video of the poem in Spanish
Mi Poesía Eres Tu - A 3:03 min. YouTube video (album cover only) of a song with a hip hop beat that uses a title similar to that of Rosario Castellanos's poem
Miguel de Cervantes
El coloquio de los perros - 2:09:13 hour audiobook of the full text in Spanish [Novel recommended by Dr. Erik Alder]
Don Quijote de la Mancha Miguel de Cervantes: Puesto en castellano actual íntegra y fielmente por Andrés Trapiello - Two pages of an edition of the work written in modern Spanish
Don Quijote en la jamás imaginada aventura de los molinos, MIPTV - 2:29 min. cartoon in very comprehensible Spanish that retells the windmill scene from Don Quijote in Spanish [Shared by Alison Tainter]
Story of Miguel Cervantes | Draw My Life - A 5:09 min. video narrated in Spanish by a male teenager
¿Has leído 'El Quijote'? - An interesting article in Spanish that reports statistics on the number of Spaniards who have read the entire work (21.6%), chapters from the work (21.3%), an adapted version of the work (4.5%), and an abbreviated version of the work (2.7%), and those who have never even read a single page (40.9%) (Source contributed by Erik Alder, BYU)
- Collections of culturally authentic images, texts, and other resources in Spanish
Visons of Quixote - Octavio Ocampo's Visions of Quixote collage-like mashup of images from the book that includes Don Quijote, Sancho Panza, Dulcinella, the windmills, and Cervantes himself
Sandra Cisneros
Mi nombre - La casa en Mango Street - An audio recording in Spanish of part of the novel by Sandra Cisneros [Novel recommended by Dr. Mara García]
Julio Cortázar
Axolotl - A PDF of the full text of the short story in Spanish
Julio Cortázar - Axolotl - A 12:40 video of the story, narrated by a male native speaker and illustrated with beautiful, watercolor drawings set to music
Ajolote en español - A 4:51 min. animated video that tells the history of the axolotl in Mexico from the perspective of Aztec mythology
Continuidad de los parques - A 5:35 min. video, narrated by Ana Lee in Spanish with animated images set to classical music based on the text and subtitles in Spanish
Graffiti - A PDF of the full text of the short story in Spanish
La noche boca arriba - Julio Cortázar - A PDF of the full text of the short story in Spanish [Story recommended by Dr. Erik Alder]
La noche boca arriba - Julio Cortázar - A 20:57 min. video that shows the text of the short story as it is read aloud in Spanish
La noche boca arriba - Julio Cortázar (Cortometraje) by Hugo Covarrubias - A 9:16 min. short in Spanish based on the short story, illustrated with claymation type images (Alternate Vimeo link)
Rubén Darío
El rubí by Rubén Darío - PDF of the full text of the story from the Biblioteca Virtual Universal (Alternate version of the full text)
El rubí by Rubén Darío - Audio narration of the story in Spanish by a female native speaker, followed by commentary
El rubí by Rubén Darío - Audio narration of the story in Spanish by a female native speaker, followed by commentary
Gloria Fuertes
Don Libro está helado (de Gloria Fuertes) Poema e Ilustración Animada - A 1:00 animated video of the poem read aloud in Spanish
Elena Garro
El asesinato de Elena Garro - Very comprehensible 2:03 min. news report that discusses the idea that Elena Garro's writing is still marginalized in the literary canon due to its resistance to patriarchy
Elena Garro, cien años: soy memoria y la memoria que de mí se tenga - Aristegui Noticias - 3:16 min. biography of Elena Garro in Spanish illustrated with images and film footage and subtitled in Spanish
- Brief interview in Spanish on the subject
Los recuerdos del porvenir by Elena Garro - [Novel recommended by Dr. Mara García]
Pelicula - Los Recuerdos Del Porvenir (Cine Mexicano 1969) - Full-length colored movie version of the novel by Elena Garro in Spanish
Federico García Lorca
- Well-formatted biography in Spanish
Federico García Lorca - Vicente Monera "Canción tonta" - Poem by Lorca set to music and illustrated with famous works of art
Gabriel García Marquez
GABRIEL GARCÍA MÁRQUEZ | Draw My Life - A 4:42 min. video narrated in Spanish by a female speaker and illustrated with drawings [Contributed by Collin Peterson]
José Hernández
El Gaucho Martín Fierro - Full text in Spanish
Juana de Ibarbarou
La higuera - Text of the poem by Juana de Ibarbarou [contributed by Cameron Wilkinson]
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
La historia detrás de la historia, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz - 1:28 min. biographical video in Spanish [Shared by Catherine Bowman]
Don Juan Manuel
El Conde Lucanor - Full print text of all of the short stories in the collection in Spanish, each available on a separate webpage from the Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes [Short stories recommended by Dr. Dale Pratt]
El Conde Lucanor (Cuento 11) - Don Juan Manuel | Audiolibro completo - An 8:31 min. audio recording of the story, narrated in Spanish by a male native speaker from Spain
Cuento XXXV - El conde Lucanor - Complete text of the short story in Spanish by Juan Manuel
El Conde Lucanor (Cuento 35) - Don Juan Manuel | Audiolibro completo - A 9:22 audio recording of the story, narrated in Spanish by a male native speaker from Spain
Cuento XXXV - El conde Lucanor - Complete text of the short story in Spanish by Juan Manuel
El Conde Lucanor (Cuento 35) - Don Juan Manuel | Audiolibro completo - A 9:22 audio recording of the story, narrated in Spanish by a male native speaker from Spain
Gabriel García Márquez
Crónica de una muerte anunciada by Gabriel García Márquez - A 2:50:33 hour audio book narrated in Spanish by a male native speaker [Novel recommended by Dr. Mara García]
Cuentos de Gabriel García Márquez - Complete texts of many of his stories in Spanish
¿Quién era Gabriel García Márquez? - 6:51 min. biography in Spanish with numerous details about his life that was part of a news report announcing his death [Video recommended by Marlenys Viillamar]
Un día de estos - Complete text of the story in Spanish
Un señor muy viejo con unas alas enormes by Gabriel García Márquez - Full text of the story
Un señor muy viejo con unas alas enormes by Gabriel García Márquez - A 5:00 min. video of the story, dramatized with mini puppets
Vargas Llosa rompe el silencio sobre García Márquez | Cultura - 4:41 min. interview with Mario Vargas Llosa about Gabriel García Márquez [Video recommended by Marlenys Viillamar]
Diego Hurtado de Mendoza
Lazarillo De Tormes Audiolibro Resumido Por Capítulos Con Voz En Español De Vicents Vives - A 10:34 chapter-by-chapter audio summary of the book in Spanish, illustrated with colored sketches from the book
Lazarillo de Tormes. Pelicula completa - 2:01:56 hour black and white version of the 1959 movie in Spanish
Lazarillo de Tormes El ciego II - 4:35 min. video in color of the movie scene in Spanish
Lazarillo de Tormes - El ciego y las uvas - A 2:13 min. recap of the main events from the scene that includes illustrations from the novel integrated with dramatizations by two high school students and a "narrator" in Spanish
LAZARILLO DE TORMES - DATOS, ANÁLISIS Y CURIOSIDADES - A 3:01 min. "explainer" video in very fast Spanish by a male native speaker that provides useful facts, literary analysis, and obscure facts about the work
El Lazarillo de Tormes - Resumen - A 2:55 min. recap of the novel in Spanish, illustrated with colored sketches
SAUROM - El Lazarillo de Tormes - A 3:51 min. music video illustrated like an animated comic that also summarizes main events and themes of the story (See lyrics in Spanish here)
Star Wars y El Lazarillo de Tormes | La hora de José Mota - 2:02 min. comedic video in Spanish that explores the question of what might happen if a mashup were made of the two works
Vídeo resumen del Lazarillo de Tormes - A 5:22 summary of the story set to images from the film and music. Quotes from the text appear in Spanish on top of the images as the only language in the trailer
Gabriela Mistral
Meciendo - Text of the poem by Gabriela Mistral [contributed by Cameron Wilkinson]
Rosa Montero
Rosa Montero - Lo fantástico y lo racional - Ep.96 - A 4:02 min. video in which Rosa Montero explains the duality of reality and fantasy that co-exist within her works. The interview includes a reference to Ursula LeGuin
Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera
Después de las carreras by Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera - Full text of the story in Spanish [Short story recommended by Dr. Mara García]
Pablo Neruda
Gabriel García Márquez entrevista a Pablo Neruda - 18:25 min. video of the interview in Spanish from TeleSur [Video recommended by Marlenys Viillamar]
Silvina Ocampo
Había una vez: El caballo alado, Silvina Ocampo - Canal Encuentro - A 1:35 min. book review in Spanish of an interesting childrens' book by Silvina Ocampo about a little girl in an art museum by a children's librarian
Silvina Ocampo - Injusticia - A 0:36 second reading of the poem in Spanish, accompanied by images from Ocampo's life
La soga by Silvina Ocampo - A 4:48 reading of the story in Spanish, made exceptionally comprehensible with photos
La soga by Silvina Ocampo - An interesting 5:28 reading of the story in Spanish that is read aloud, signed in Argentine Sign Language, and also has the text of each paragraph displayed on the screen in Spanish
Horacio Quiroga
El almohadón de plumas by Horacio Quiroga - Full text of the story
El almohadón de plumas by Horacio Quiroga - An 11:14 min. video of the full text of the story, read by Ana Lee and illustrated with animations and set to classical music
Resumen animado del almohadón de plumas - 1:50 min. artistic, wordless, animated summary of the key events in the story [Video recommended by Marlenys Viillamar]
El almohadón de plumas - Cortometraje by Horacio Quiroga - A12:48 min. dramatization of the story (basically wordless with a few phrases in Spanish)
Juan Rulfo
Fragmentos de Pedro Páramo en la voz de Juan Rulfo - 10:54 min. video of scenes narrated by Juan Rulfo himself [Novel recommended by Dr. Mara García]
Juan Carlos Rulfo, hijo del escritor Juan Rulfo, nos habla de su padre - A 7:20 min. interview in Spanish with Juan Rulfo's son. Questions appear as text on the screen, followed by his oral answers--a format that offers many interesting pedagogical possibilities [Video recommended by Marlenys Viillamar]
No oyes ladrar a los perros
Carlos Solórzano
Los fantoches by Carlos Solórzano [Play recommended by Dr. Mara García]
Miguel de Unamuno
Biografia de Miguel de Unamuno - A brief biography in Spanish that includes audio snippets of Unamuno's voice in Spanish [Shared by Lindsey Krupp]
El que se enterró by Miguel de Unamuno - Full text of the short story from the Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes [Short story recommended by Dr. Dale Pratt]
Entrevista a Unamuno - A transcript of a relatively unknown interview conducted in Spanish with Unamuno about art, literature, and cultural customs [Shared by Lindsey Krupp]
Buero Vallejo
En la ardiente oscuridad - 2:28:44 hr. black and white movie version of the play in Spanish from RTVE.es in Spain [Play recommended by Dr. Mara García]
César Vallejo
Los heraldos negros by César Vallejo - Printed text of the poem, along with an audio narration of it by a male native speaker of Spanish
- Links to full texts in Spanish from many famous authors, accessible by author, period, theme, and type
- Links to biographical information, as well as information about other famous literary works, including crónicas, essays, novels, plays, poetry, short stories in Spanish
- Links to brief biographies, interviews, short stories, texts, etc., from famous Chilean writers
- Latin American Network Information Center - Extensive list of texts in Spanish & Portuguese (organized by country)
- This fantastic site (Currículum en línea) from Chile contains literary texts in Spanish related to language arts, mathematics, natural sciences, and visual arts (including some multimedia texts). Once you select the category, the texts are organized by grade level (for Chile).
- Links to several texts on different topics (including El Cid), followed by interactive comprehension quizzes (See also poesías interactivas)
- Library of the complete texts of short stories in Spanish, searchable by author or story
- Select Spanish as the language to access hundreds of culturally authentic stories, poems, and other texts from a variety of Spanish-speaking authors and genres.
- A collection of books, e-books, and other texts in a wide variety of languages. Use the advanced search feature to find texts in Spanish.