Descubre 3
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781618572004
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Page 389: Antes de leer
Exercise 1
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*We are asked to complete the sentences with the elements of the chart.*
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*We will transcribe the table, the exercises and the answers to get the full picture:*
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|VOCABULARY | |
|–|–|
|la alusiĂłn / *allusion* |la narrativa / *narrative work* |
| el canon (literario) / *(literary) canon*| el relato / *story; account* |
|editar / *to publish*| transcurrir / *to take place* |
|el estereotipo / *stereotype* | tratar (sobre/acerca de) / *to be about; to deal with*|
|estetico/a / *aesthetic* | |
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|VOCABULARY | |
|–|–|
|la alusiĂłn / *allusion* |la narrativa / *narrative work* |
| el canon (literario) / *(literary) canon*| el relato / *story; account* |
|editar / *to publish*| transcurrir / *to take place* |
|el estereotipo / *stereotype* | tratar (sobre/acerca de) / *to be about; to deal with*|
|estetico/a / *aesthetic* | |
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*Let’s proceed to answer the statements:*
1. El argentino-chileno Ariel Dorfman se considera representante del **relato** literario de Latinoamérica , en parte por el éxito de su obra de teatro La muerte y la doncella.
* *The Argentinean-Chilean Ariel Dorfman is considered representative of Latin American literary storytelling , in part because of the success of his play Death and the Maiden.*
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2. La **narrativa** de Dorfman incluye géneros como la novela y el ensayo.
* *Dorfman’s narrative includes genres such as novels and essays.*
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**HINT:** *Remember that the translations are not literal, to solve just keep in mind the logic and it will be simple.*
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3. La muerte y la doncella **trata** los efectos de la tortura en una mujer que cree encontrarse con su torturador.
* *La muerte y la doncella deals with the effects of torture on a woman who believes she meets her torturer.*
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4. La obra es interesante porque los personajes no son **estereotipos**, sino que son individuos complejos.
* *The work is interesting because the characters are not stereotypes, but complex individuals.*
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5. La acciĂłn **transcurre** en un lugar que no se identifica, pero podrĂa ser el Chile de Pinochet.
* *The action takes place in a place that is not identified, but could be Pinochet’s Chile.*
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