La Generación del 27 desde dentro

Susan Sontag (1933–2004) spoke of the promiscuity of art and literature the willingness of great artists and writers to scandalize their spectators through critical frankness, complexity, and beauty. Sontag's life and thought were no less promiscuous. She wrote deeply and engagingly about a range of subjects theater, sex, politics, novels, torture, and illness and courted celebrity and controversy both publicly and privately. Throughout her career, she not only earned adulation but also provoked scorn. Her living was the embodiment of scandal. In this collection, Terry Castle, Nancy K....

An introductory yoga book that presents it in a very close and understanding way. It begins with the question "Can you do many things at once?" in order to lead the reader to the realization that doing just one thing can be much harder than doing many things simultaneously. The simplest and natural thing to do is simply breathe. This book includes a reading guide as an important practical component for those who want to begin the practice of yoga through easy postures. Un libro introductorio al yoga que lo presenta de una manera muy pr�xima y entendedora. � Parte de la pregunta...

En la España del Siglo de Oro, la palabra negro era sinónima de esclavo. A principios del siglo XVII las ciudades españolas contaban con una población de raza negra que era el resultado de una nueva etapa en la historia de la esclavitud. El teatro barroco se hizo eco de esta presencia y la explicó al público de las más diversas maneras. Autores y público colaboraban en la creación de unos estereotipos literarios que, con pequeñas variantes, fueron exportados a las Américas y al resto del mundo. Siguen vigentes hoy en la literatura, el cine y la televisión: negros graciosos e...

The fourteen essays of this volume engage in distinct ways with the matter of motion in early modern Spanish poetics. Los catorce ensayos de este volumen conectan de una manera perceptible con el tema del movimiento en la poesía española del siglo de oro