La fuerza de la sangre
Discover the strange idea that the 17th century Spain had of honor.
Especially, the women’s
I imagine that you have heard of Miguel de Cervantes, but did you know that he invented the modern novel?
And what is the modern novel?
This is what happens in La fuerza de la sangre, one of Miguel de Cervantes’ short novels in which he portrays the hypocrisy of the privileged classes of his time, that are neither respectable or fair, not with humble people, nor with those of the same social position.
What is La fuerza de la sangre about?
Cervantes tells us the story of a beautiful young woman, called Leocadia, who is kidnapped and raped by an unknown young gentleman. As a consequence of the her rape, the girl has a son, whom her parents then pass off as their nephew.
One day, the boy is run over by a horse, and an old gentleman takes him to his house to tend to his injuries…
What will you discover with this work?
- How people from the upper social classes related to each other in the 17th century.
- The vision that men of this social class had of women.
- Cervantes’s talent to understand female psychology.
- The great influence of the Catholic Church in the society of that time.
- The irony with which the author questions the dominant ideology of his time.
- The incredible realism and accuracy of the author in the description of the places where the action takes place.
The text is the original with the updated language, without archaisms or obsolete syntax, perfect for the C1 level of Spanish LE.
You will live the story as if you were one of its characters.
C1 level
With La fuerza de la sangre, you will get
Travel with Cervantes to the Spain of the 17th century and get to know his environments and characters.
Practice your reading comprehension.
Strengthen your oral and written expression
Consolidate complex grammatical structures of Spanish
Learn new words and expressions in context.
A very special way to perfect your Spanish.
In addition, you have access to the streaming audiobook, recorded by Spanish natives, so you can listen to it while you walk, drive, cook… or while you read the text. At your leisure.
And there are still more...
In real life, if a friend sends you a whatsapp message, you first have to be able to read it and then be able to write your reply, right?
And if you are stopped by a tourist in the street, who asks you for an address, you need to be able to understand what they ask you in order to be able to help them.
Because when we use a language, its different skills, listening, speaking, reading and writing, almost never appear isolated, but combined with each other.
So, you have 15 interactive exercises that will test these integrated skills (listening and writing comprehension plus written expression), the closest way to the real use of a language.
Oh, and also, there are grammar and vocabulary exercises that you can do from your computer, tablet, or mobile whilst sitting comfortably in your favorite chai
Many of these exercises are inspired by the DELE exams (Spanish Diplomas), so you can get to know them and start practicing
And you will have the solutions to helps answer any of your doubts.
- Forget about the dictionary thanks to the notes with words and expressions explained in Spanish and translated into English, French and German.
- Advance in your listening comprehension by listening to the audiobook.
- Improve your Spanish with the interactive exercises of oral and written comprehension, written expression, grammar and vocabulary based on the texts.
- Practice the exercises inspired by the DELE exams, Official Spanish Diplomas from the Instituto Cervantes.
- Check your successes and errors with the solutions and repeat the exercises whenever you want.
With the eBook you get all this...
Ebook
An ebook of the work with an introduction on the context, and the author, as well as numerous notes explained in Spanish and translated into English, French and German.
Audiobook
Access to audio streaming of the text, recorded by Spanish native speakers at the appropriate pace for your level.
Interactive exercises
15 interactive exercises for listening and writing comprehension, written expression, grammar and vocabulary, and immediate feedback on each exercise with the solution.
... or if you prefer the audiobook
Audiobook
Downloadable audiobook so you can enjoy it offline!
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Frequent asked questions
You get the eBook in EPUB format. Inside it, you will also find the links to the streaming audiobook and the interactive exercises.
You need an eReader, computer, mobile phone or tablet with an appropriate application. For an optimal experience, we recommend these applications:
– Computer: Kindle, Adobe Digital Editions, Thorium
– Android: Aldiko, Kindle
– IOS: iBooks, Kindle
In most stores you will get a file that you can read with any generic eReader or application.
If you buy it on Amazon, you need a Kindle eReader or the Kindle app. To shop and read on Apple Books, you need an IOS device with the Books ap
No, because they are adapted to each level of difficulty, so choose the one that matches your level or that of your students (A2, B1, B2, C1, C2 of the European Framework of Reference).
In addition, to help you, you have notes with the explanation in Spanish of the most difficult words and their translation into English, French and German.
Yes, of course, you will know about your successes and mistakes immediately after finishing each exercise, and you will always be able to repeat them.
The books are in Spanish, but instructions in English to access the audios and exercises are included