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?...

En las Cartas de relación, Hernán Cortés informaba al emperador Carlos V sobre los descubrimientos en el nuevo continente y los grandes sucesos de la Conquista. Extraído de dichas epístolas, en el relato La gran Tenochtitlan, Cortés describe sus primeras impresiones respecto al encuentro con una de las más destacadas civilizaciones indígenas: la ciudad de Tenochtitlan, el transcurrir de la vida en una ciudad lacustre, la hermosa arquitectura de sus templos y la enorme riqueza natural de los alrededores. El doctor Ernesto de la Torre Villar subraya las virtudes de esta misiva escrita...

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An expansive tribute to the life and achievements of this internationally renowned Turkish scholar and culturalist Cultural Horizons recognizes the extraordinary achievements of Talat Sait Halman throughout his multifaceted career as Turkey's Minister of Culture, Ambassador for Cultural Affairs, professor, poet, translator, literary author and critic, newspaper columnist, and public speaker. Seventy-two distinguished scholars, journalists, translators, and creative writers from around the world have written for this work. Contributions include poetry, essays, a play, and articles.

En el tercer volumen de la colección "Los pecados capitales de la historia de España", la reconocida historiadora y divulgadora Maria Pilar Queralt del Hierro construye un fresco sociológico y político de España desde 1800 hasta finales del siglo XX a través de los placeres de la mesa en un tono distendido y ameno muy bien documentado. Expone las costumbres, usos, trascendencia y anecdotario en torno a lo que la iglesia católica defi ne como pecado de gula: "vicio del deseo desordenado por el placer conectado con la comida o con la bebida", a través de anécdotas como las escapadas de ...