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Behind Frida Kahlo’s portraits, lies the story of both her life and work. It is precisely this combination that draws the reader in. Frida’s work is a record of her life, and rarely can we learn so much about an artist from what she records inside the picture frame. Frida Kahlo truly is Mexico’s gift to the history of art. She was just eighteen years old when a terrible bus accident changed her life forever, leaving her handicapped and burdened with constant physical pain. But her explosive character, raw determination and hard work helped to shape her artistic talent. And although he...

Estudiar la poesía griega en el marco del pensamiento y el pensamiento en el ámbito de la poesía, analizar la formación y desarrollo de la lírica, la configuración de los conceptos elaborados por los poetas, también y en primer término por los grupos sociales; investigar las relaciones entre poesía, mito y filosofía, cómo los conceptos adquieren su perfil concreto en el paso de una a otra, en ese diálogo que mantienen a lo largo de los siglos; tomar conciencia del papel que juega el pensamiento científico en la determinación de las concepciones del mundo elaboradas y expuestas...

Anthological edition with 10 texts produced from the 1970's to present by noted artist, academic, and critic Luis Camnitzer. The critical essays are centered in art although examined from different perspectives. The author reflects, criticizes and deconstructs the way we understand the artistic system, its power nets and the incidence of the commercial market. "Camnitzer shares with us the condition of looking to a dominant cultural knot, that is, it is inserted in our own same measure in what is known as the 'Colonial relationship'"--P.6.

This book will be of interest to educators, students and scholars working in the field of language as discourse as well as foreign language acquisition.