Charles Peguy, el insurrecto

The Ties That Bind comprises the first collection of critical essays that explore the family system in Spanish and Latin American culture. This thought-provoking volume addresses the intersection of language, narrative structure, social reality, and family dynamics through examples from a diverse range of literary works, including Cervantes' Don Quijote, Reinaldo Arenas' Celestino antes del alba, and the Chicano film My Family/Mi Familia. Issues of feminism, gender and sexuality, abuse, trauma, and communication take the forefront in this ground-breaking book, which takes psychological...

This is the first collection of criticism on Mario Benedetti's work published in Spanish covering his literary works, the major themes of his writing, cinematic interpretations of his works, and his political commitments.

Alrededor de 50.000 prisioneros de guerra republicanos ?muchos de ellos, gudaris? fueron recluidos en condiciones deplorables en el campo de concentración que el régimen franquista estableció entre 1937 y 1939 en el colegio de los PP. Jesuitas de Orduña (Bizkaia), curiosamente el mismo centro donde años antes había estudiado el lehendakari José Antonio Agirre. Habían perdido la guerra y estaban a merced del enemigo, sometidos a un trato inhumano que se sustentó en el hambre, el hacinamiento, la humillación y la brutalidad de los guardianes. Además, y por si fuera poco, fueron...

Just as philosophy begins with doubt, life worthy of being called human begins with irony. This quote by Kierkegaard leads an essay that traces a journey through irony and its uses from Socrates to Foster Wallace, up to its use in our societies marked by "mass public conversation."