El espacio urbano en la narrativa del Madrid de la Edad de Plata (1900-1938)

Un repaso plural al fenómeno del boom que centra su interés en las circunstancias de su recepción por los lectores y la crítica, e indaga en los elementos que lo llevaron a su consolidación como corpus literario y editorial.

Evocando décadas de una admirable trayectoria como narrador y ensayista, este ómnibus supone el autorretrato definitivo de Félix de Azúa. El volumen une su Autobiografía sin vida y su Autobiografía de papel, dos testimonios únicos de la marea de imágenes y palabras que le han acompañado a lo largo de toda una vida dedicada a la literatura. En una hipnótica narración a dos voces, el autor recorre en la primera parte la corriente visual que ha configurado su mirada y resigue a modo de contrapunto el paisaje verbal que la acompaña. Literatura, lenguaje, poesía y novela del siglo XX...

A pathbreaking account of the influence and context of Andalusian life and art in the poetry and drama of Federico Garcia Lorca. Andalusia was the central feature and influence in the life and writings of the twentieth-century author, musician, and artist, Federico Garcia Lorca. Rooted in his native region, which both captivated and shaped him, Lorca maintained that "The better a writer learns how to interpret the landscape, the greater the artist he will be." Blessed with an acute historical sense of a region where the past is both present and enduring, Lorca proved himself sensitive and...

Fernan Gonzalez lived from about AD 910 to 970. The popular image of him is of a fearsome warrior who gave his people protection from their enemies (both Muslim and Christian), and a wise and respected lord who enabled them to live in security and harmony. He was generally accepted to have played a strategic role in achieving independence for Castile and freeing it from dominance by the kingdom of Leon. The Poema de Fernan Gonzalez was composed (by an unknown author) in the mid-thirteenth century as an enduring celebration of his triumphs and account of his life and deeds. Fact and legend...