Cultural Horizons Vols I & Ii

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Is it possible to create an enjoyable and mysterious history of literature? Every author—novelist, philosopher, poet, or essayist—has any enigma to offer or reveal, either about their lives or about their works. For instance, do we know exactly where Cervantes was born? Are we sure that Conan Doyle was not a murderer? Why did Comte decide to create his own religion? Did Jose Cadalso exhume his girlfriend's corpse? Was Corneille Moiré's ghostwriter? Was Berbiguier harassed by imps? Maybe Jules Verne did belong to a secret society. Have any works been inspired by dreams—or by insanity?...

La vida tan increiblemente cambiante y novelesca de la senora Maria Eva Duarte de Peron daria un giro fundamental, a principios de 1947, cuando llega una invitacion oficial del general Francisco Franco al general Juan Peron para que visite Espana, despues de iniciada la ayuda material propiciada por el nuevo gobierno del presidente argentino. Ella no dejaria pasar esta oportunidad. De este modo, con extrema audacia, y al mismo tiempo venciendo sus propios temores, acepta encabezar la gira diplomatica por la castigada Europa posbelica. Asi, con su frescura habitual, Eva repartira billetes de...

Hasta que Martín Alonso Pinzón no regresa de Roma, de un viaje comercial, la expedición al Nuevo Mundo, no toma cuerpo. Martín Alonso, no sólo sufraga una parte importante del viaje, también proporciona las mejores naves y convence a los pilotos y a la marinería más expertos para embarcar en una aventura tan incierta. Gracias a su gran experiencia náutica, Martín navegó siempre en vanguardia, reparó averías, conjuró motines, y desde su carabela Pinta, Juan Rodríguez Bermejo, gritó la palabra que cambiaría el curso de la Historia: «¡Tierra!». La relación entre Colon y...