¿Un unicornio en una granja?

Al anunciar en la dedicatoria de la segunda Parte del Quijote (1615) la próxima salida de la que iba a ser su postrera novela, Cervantes, casi septuagenario y enfermo ya, parece lanzarse a sí mismo un último desafío, el más difícil para un creador: no superar a los demás, sino superarse a sí mismo. Autodesafío que la fortuna harto desigual de la obra – notable éxito hasta el siglo XVIII, largo eclipse posterior y lento resurgimiento actual – transforma hoy en permanente desafío para la crítica moderna. A él quiere responder el presente ensayo. Partiendo siempre del texto...

An elucidation in Spanish of the dramatic intentions and accomplishments of the two best imitators of the inspired craftsmanship of Pedro Calderón de la Barca, this is the first monograph to be published on Rojas Zorilla and Moreto for at least two decades. Following an introductory section, in which she discusses and compares the differing attitudes and methods of the two dramatists, the author concentrates on their respective achievements in the genres which they practiced with enthusiasm and ability. Among the comedies and serious secular plays selected for analysis are not only their...

This volume of collected essays explores the premise that Plutarch's work, notwithstanding its amazing thematic multifariousness, constantly pivots on certain ideological pillars which secure its unity and coherence. So, unlike other similar books which, more or less, concentrate on either the Lives or the Moralia or on some particular aspect(s) of Plutarch's oeuvre, the articles of the present volume observe Plutarch at work in both Lives and Moralia, thus bringing forward and illustrating the inner unity of his varied literary production. The subject-matter of the volume is uncommonly...

Geronimo Stilton viaja al Reino de la fantasía y descubre cómo huelen las brujas, las sirenas, los dragones, las hadas, los duendes... ¡Éste es el primer libro del mundo con 8 olores sorprendentes! Frótalas y huele, ¿perfume o tufo? Un excelente regalo de Navidad.