México

Este libro estudia la evolución del discurso catalanista sobre la lengua a lo largo de un siglo (1833-1932). Para ello analiza las ideologías y reivindicaciones lingüísticas de intelectuales representativos.

El Gotham Writers’ Workshop es en la actualidad la escuela de escritura creativa más prestigiosa de Estados Unidos. Escribir ficción recoge de un modo práctico y accesible las técnicas que han hecho famosa a esta escuela en todo el mundo. En este libro encontrarás: -Los elementos fundamentales del oficio de escribir: personaje, argumento, punto de vista, etcétera, explicados de una manera exhaustiva y a la vez muy amena. -Conceptos clave del arte de escribir ilustrados con ejemplos tomados de grandes obras de la literatura de ficción. -El texto completo de «Catedral» de Raymond...

The National Museum of Art contains a panorama of Mexican art from the 16th to the 20th centuries. 225 selected pieces from the collection of paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photographs, documents, and popular art are contained in the practical guide with information on the artists, themes, stylistic movements and critical thoughts over the 5 centuries that are represented. A section of brief biographies of the artists make this a very useful guide. Some of the artists include: Cristóbal de Villalpando, Mugel Cabrera, José María Velasco, Saturnino Herrán, Diego Rivera, José...

Behind Frida Kahlo’s portraits, lies the story of both her life and work. It is precisely this combination that draws the reader in. Frida’s work is a record of her life, and rarely can we learn so much about an artist from what she records inside the picture frame. Frida Kahlo truly is Mexico’s gift to the history of art. She was just eighteen years old when a terrible bus accident changed her life forever, leaving her handicapped and burdened with constant physical pain. But her explosive character, raw determination and hard work helped to shape her artistic talent. And although he...