Miscelánea de historias, personajes, tradiciones y costumbres de la villa de Lanaja

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En esta edición digital, dividida en dos partes, más de 150 autores, de 40 universidades o centros de investigación internacionales, reúnen sus contribuciones en un ímprobo esfuerzo editorial para dejar constancia de su gratitud al maestro y dar mayor valor, si cabe, a su fecunda obra y enseñanzas, cruciales para entender no solo nuestra Edad Media sino el influjo que esta época y sus condicionamientos han tenido en el desarrollo y actual estructura de España. En este segundo volumen figuran los trabajos relacionados con los siglos XIII al XVI.

El interés de esta obra se debe fundamentalmente a que sólo comprendiendo la evolución y significado del Estado romano -principalmente en la época del Imperio bizantino- podemos entender el sentido cultural de Occidente y, en buena medida, del Oriente. Este estudio se extiende desde la fundación de la nueva Roma en el siglo IV, hasta su conquista por los cruzados en 1204.

Is it possible to create an enjoyable and mysterious history of literature? Every author—novelist, philosopher, poet, or essayist—has any enigma to offer or reveal, either about their lives or about their works. For instance, do we know exactly where Cervantes was born? Are we sure that Conan Doyle was not a murderer? Why did Comte decide to create his own religion? Did Jose Cadalso exhume his girlfriend's corpse? Was Corneille Moiré's ghostwriter? Was Berbiguier harassed by imps? Maybe Jules Verne did belong to a secret society. Have any works been inspired by dreams—or by insanity?...