Espiritus Animales

A close-up look at the life and work of the legendary painter Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn is set against the backdrop of the artistic and intellectual developments of seventeenth-century Europe and complemented by lush, full-color reproductions of some of the artist's most famous works. (Fine Arts)

This comprehensive and extremely well researched study documents the history and evolution throughout political and social changes of the former art academy of San Carlos (now the National School of Fine Arts) form its foundation in 1781 to the early 20th century when the academy was integrated to the National Autonomous University of Mexico, (UNAM). Profusely illustrated, this volume examines in detail the first 127 years of the academic institution through the history of its original building, the academic and administrative organization and the artistic production of its academic staff and ...

La separación entre lectores y no lectores es tan tajante como se suele pensar. Entre los analfabetos y los grandes lectores, la sociología cuantitativa ha determinado una graduación con distintas categorías establecidas de acuerdo con el número de libros.

A lo largo de este escrito, un ensayo en si mismo, Liliana Weinberg emprende una lucida exploracion acerca de esta modalidad discursiva de la escritura, en la que se propone descubrir nuevas claves para contribuir a la comprension del que ha sido un genero particularmente fructifero en las letras hispanoamericanas, en un momento en que se vuelve necesario recuperar la confianza en la posibilidad de recrear significados comunes.