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?...

La serie informalmente titulada «Historia Universal Asimov» reúne las obras dedicadas por el gran novelista y divulgador científico a la evolución política, cultural y material de la especie humana. «Constantinopla» describe los orígenes, el ascenso, el apogeo y la decadencia de ese “imperio olvidado” que suele ser el Imperio Bizantino, desde la fundación de la ciudad de Bizancio en el año 657 a.C., hasta su caída en 1453 ya rebautizada hacía siglos como Constantinopla en manos del sultán Mohammed II y el comienzo de la hegemonía turca.

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La història del consum constitueix una línia historiogràfica que ha contribuït a renovar la història econòmica europea. Aquest llibre reuneix una sèrie d’estudis que analitzen la difusió del consum, les transformacions en els sistemes de comercialització i producció i els canvis en els nivells de vida de la societat espanyola al llarg de l’Edat Moderna des d’una perspectiva comparada. En un arc cronològic que va del segle XVII al XVIII, i en un espai que abasta des de les ciutats castellanes al món rural valencià, s’aborda el consum de teixits, les formes del xicotet...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...