Antonio Benítez Rojo

This edited volume explores the ways in which Miguel de Cervantes adopted humanist positions, whether he submitted these to critical examination or made them the target of his satires. It tries to determine how familiar Cervantes was with the contemporary developments of humanism in different European countries, and if references to particular humanist thinkers can be identified in his work. The contributions gathered in this volume, all from acknowledged Cervantes experts, tackle among others the following questions: How does Cervantes analyse the humanist connexion between science and...

Colombia produced one of the richest literatures of Latin America, as much for its abundance as for its variety and innovation during the 19th century. This value has been unknown due to subsequent writers and critics that rejected the importance of this literature and influenced readers to ignore this literary production as noteworthy. In the same way, this lack of recognition has been perpetuated by the absence of information of the literary works produced during the 19th century and has hampered the investigation and research of new generations of readers. Therefore, this Bibliography of...

En el siglo XVIII Ana María Castellanos es condenada por incitar a la fuga a los soldados del Fuerte del Carmen; durante tres días con sus noches arden , a lo largo de la pampa patagónica, hogueras para honrar a María la Grande, cacique de guerreros Tehuelches; Gertrudis Sánchez, esposa del gobernador de Malvinas, protagoniza un dramático episodio al tiempo que los ingleses se apoderan de las islas; una cuatrera, Elena Greenhill, conocida como "la inglesa", se transforma en una leyenda por secuestrar a un comisario; poco después del desembarco de los galeses en Chubut una mujer...

The summer has really bad for Manolito. He is condemned, once again, to spend the holidays in his small flat in Carabanchel Alto with his mother, his grandfather and his little brother. And he has failed mathematics, to his mother's chagrin. Manolito looks forward to the arrival of his father, a truck driver, to take the family to the beach.