Secretos medievales

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?...

Seventeen Egyptologists and archaeologists probe the most compelling mysteries of ancient Egypt in this illustrated collection of 70 brief essays. Answers to age-old questions about Egyptian burial rituals, architecture, and royalty are provided, and recent discoveries are discussed—evidence that Tutankhamen was murdered, boats buried intact deep in the desert beside the tombs of the earliest kings, unexplained shafts inside the Great Pyramids aligned with the stars, and a massive mausoleum built for the many sons of Ramses II. The essays are supplemented with evocative photographs,...

Gracias a Shakespeare, la muerte de Julio César es el asesinato más famoso de la historia. Pero lo que sucedió realmente en los Idus de Marzo del 44 a. C., es aún más fascinante que la recreación del dramaturgo inglés. Como afirma el autor, Barry Strauss, el atentado contra Julio César fue una operación cuidadosamente planeada. Un complot de mandatarios concebido por oficiales descontentos y diseñado con precisión. Incluso había gladiadores preparados para proteger a los asesinos de la venganza de los amigos de César. Bruto y Casio fueron elementos clave, como sostiene...

Este libro reúne las reflexiones de un conjunto de medievalistas europeos sobre algunos casos significativos de las distintas trayectorias seguidas por la historiografía del mundo rural medieval en sus países respectivos. Esta aproximación internacional proporciona una visión más profunda de cuáles han sido las relaciones de los estudios rurales medievales con otros debates en las ciencias sociales y resalta las conexiones entre las distintas tradiciones históricas nacionales y los problemas del presente de cada una de estas sociedades. La comparación entre diferentes regiones...

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