De lo antiguo a lo moderno

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Al comenzar el siglo XVI, Madrid era mucho más que el poblachón manchego del tópico, pero en los comedios del siglo le esperaban tres situaciones muy especiales, pues había de duplicar su extensión, ser el escenario principal del Siglo de Oro y convertirse en una población cosmopolita y abierta a todos. Para ello fue preciso contar con una sociedad muy culta y preparada, que afrontara todos estos avatares y los que provenían de convertirse en la Capital del Imperio de Felipe II. Cómo era esa sociedad es lo que se cuenta en las páginas de este libro, en el que se habla de sus gentes y ...

Esta magnífica obra trata del amor que sentía el gran cacique Guarionex por la hermosa taina Loarina. Pero este gran amor no era correspondido, pues Loarina amaba a su vez al soldado español Cristobal de Sotomayor. Al sentirse rechazado, Guarionex reta a un duelo a muerte a Sotomayor, que termina con graves consecuencias para ambos...

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