Cultural Horizons Vols I & Ii

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 Historia de Guinea Ecuatorial es un libro necesario para conocer el pasado de este país; entender su presente, y conjeturar su futuro. Desgraciadamente, no cuenta con muchos precedentes. Durante la etapa colonial solo se hablaba y estudiaba la geografía e historia de la metrópoli; después de la independencia, Francisco Macías Nguema organizó un régimen de terror que persiguió ferozmente toda actividad intelectual convirtiendo el país en una jauría humana; por su parte el Gobierno español declaró “Materia reservada” a todo lo relacionado con su antigua colonia, norma...

La Guía más completa de la España Templaria que conocemos hasta el momento. Tras la primera Cruzada las ruinas del templo de Salomón se convirtieron en escenario del nacimiento de una nueva Orden de monjes-guerreros: los templarios. La misión de estos soldados de Cristo era la de preservar a los cristianos y los Santos Lugares de la amenaza de los infieles. A medida que su fama y su influencia se extendían por Oriente y Occidente aumentaban las leyendas y los misterios asociados a la Orden del Temple. En España su presencia es importante y su historia, rica en acontecimientos...

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