Una vida en una noche

La literatura como juego es lo que propone este libro con una atención particular a unos cuantos textos esenciales del Siglo de Oro. Como anuncia el título, se trata de hacer hincapié, a través de una serie de estudios, en lo que el juego de la literatura supone de actitud fundamental, o de disposición de ánimo -en una palabra, de talante- poniendo de manifiesto los envites, o apuestas, que constituyen el resorte de esa práctica, ejemplificada en obras clásicas.La reflexión y el análisis de esta serie de artículos bebe del trabajo de los antropólogos y filósofos del juego, así...

Maria de Zayas utilizes the theme of the supernatural in her novels to portray an upsidedown world where men are the ones who ally themselves to the devil to seduce women and dishonor them. This work will be of special interest to those interested in the study of women literature starting with the Middle Ages to our modern times.

In Gronjor, a world that's half light and half shadow, a group of hunters traverse the untamed dark side. They're headed towards the labyrinth, the most savage zone on the planet, populated by wild animals that work to throw center-seekers off their path. Gronjor's delicate equilibrium depends on this cruel process of selection controlled by the sorcerer Milosh. There's little cause for hope, except for a prophecy that speaks of an imminent change...

First published in 1900 Uruguay, Ariel is Latin America's most famous essay on esthetic and philosophical sensibility, as well as its most discussed treatise on hemispheric relations. Though Rodó protested the interpretation, his allegorical conflict between Ariel, the lover of beauty and truth, and Caliban, the evil spirit of materialism and positivism, has come to be regarded as a metaphor for the conflicts and cultural differences between Latin America and the United States. Generations of statesmen, intellectuals, and literary figures have been formed by this book, either in championing...