Crímenes pasionales en Colombia, 1890-1936

En este libro se cuenta la historia de algunas mujeres espléndidas, famosas por el poder que lograron acumular, casi siempre después de convertirse en amantes de hombres importantes. Ángela Vallvey ha explorado sus vidas con una mezcla de atrevida curiosidad biográfica, documentación rigurosa e imaginación narrativa, recreando incluso sus conversaciones privadas, sus íntimos deseos, sus aspiraciones más inconfesables… De Cleopatra a Elena Sanz, de Madame de Pompadour a Corinna, el lector contemporáneo las mirará con admiración, simpatía, lástima o estupor, siempre consciente de ...

On April 24, 1965, a civil revolt broke out in the Dominican Republic, splitting the nation into two factions and causing heavy material losses and psychological wounds. A post-war literature emerged after American military intervention ended the fighting, ushering in the period of modern Dominican literature. This book studies three Dominican novels based on the April 1965 post-war period.

The history of the Camino de Santiago extends over centuries leaving behind many legends, mysteries, traditions and heritage. It is one of the most traveled pilgrimage routes, with roads covering the entire peninsula that extend across the European continent. Carlos Taranilla reveals its secrets in this book.

Up to which point is heiress the actual Europe of the historic contribution to medieval organisations? Those who have asked this question will find the answer in this book, a collection of such areas as rights, historic and artistic patrimony, literary contributions.