The series was founded in 1987, and actively solicits book-length manuscripts which treat aspects of romance languages and literatures. Originally established for works dealing with two or more romance literatures, the series has broadened its horizons and now includes studies on themes within a single literature or between different literatures, civilizations, art, music, film and social movements, as well as comparative linguistics.

The Author: Mayder Dravasa received her Ph.D. in Spanish-American literature at Yale University. She has taught at various institutions in the eastern United States, including Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont, and Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. She has published articles on the Boom in Spanish-American literature, on Juan Goytisolo, and on Gabriel García Márquez.