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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...

Lope, a lion cub, goes to school with the rest of the youngsters of the savannah. Lope, however, is not like the others. He is the laughing stock of the school. He keeps missing the ball, and he is no good at hunting ... in fact he is awful at it. The thing is, nobody knows that Lope is a short-sighted lion. Fortunately, this is easily solved. Discover how while you enjoy the verses of this wonderful narrative poem. A fun way to introduce the little ones to the thrilling world of poetry. Lope, un cachorro de le�n, va a la escuela junto al resto de cr�as de la sabana. Sin embargo, Lope no...

Con ocasión de la publicación de la obra El caso Jauss de Ottmar Ette, este libro reflexiona sobre el vínculo entre las operaciones retóricas y académicas del teórico literario Hans Robert Jauss con su militancia nacionalsocialista.

Se reúnen por primera vez en su solo volumen los textos Inquisiciones y Otras inquisiciones, que abren algunos de los temas que serán recurrentes en la estética del autor. Este feliz volumen, inédito como tal hasta hoy, se compone de dos libros dados a imprenta con más de un cuarto de siglo de diferencia, la que separa 1925 de 1952. No obstante, sus ensayos pertenecen a un mismo diálogo, el de Borges con la historia literaria, el del lector con el escritor. De entre ellos, «Menoscabo y grandeza de Quevedo» señala los rostros múltiples del autor; «La nadería de la personalidad»...