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Spanish Literature Web Guide
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A Vast Supplementary Resource
The Internet affords students and teachers ample resources to read, research, analyze, and write about literature. Since high school libraries often have inadequate resources in Spanish language literature, and since students may not have recourse to college or university libraries where these print sources are more readily available, the Internet can fill a huge void. Furthermore, the Internet contains exciting "virtual" material that can only be found online. For instance, while reading Borges's "La muerte y la brújula," visit Cheyla Samuelson's site -- she demonstrates visually the four points on a map of Paris where the murders occur, and the geometric forms they construct! Or enliven the reading of Clarín's "Adiós, Cordera" with humorous cartoons that tell the story. These are just two examples of the many ways the Internet can be used to liven up the AP Spanish Literature class.
 Cheyla Samuelson's Web Site
Ilustraciones de Adios Cordera
Searching the Internet effectively, however, requires training. You should properly limit your searches to avoid an unmanageable number of sites to review. I suggest using either Altavista.com or Google.com. Both search engines allow you to limit your search in various ways (e.g. by date, by language, by title of page as opposed to the text, etc.). For instance, on a recent test "Julio Cortázar" was entered in a regular Google search and it returned a daunting 15,000 titles! But when the same text was used for an advanced search that limited sites with "Julio Cortázar" in the title of the page, the number was reduced to a less overwhelming 307 titles.
AltaVista
Google
Of course, for every accurate and dependable electronic source there are scores of unreliable sites. It is important to distinguish between the reliable and the untrustworthy. Print media, which also has its share of litter, undergoes a more stringent editorial process, and therefore is more dependable. But anyone can publish a Web site! Discerning between the good and the unacceptable is not always easy. Students should be encouraged to look for pages sponsored by universities, organizations, research and cultural institutions, etc., since these are more likely to be accurate and regularly updated. The sites included in this guide are believed to be reliable sources, but please write to apctechsupport@collegeboard.org if you discover that a site has inaccurate information or if the site is no longer live. With a handful of good, trustworthy sites, you can access many others through their reliable and regularly updated links.
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