Curso de vela

La última vez que vimos al gato del kimono fue en la lejana Inglaterra, sin tener muy claro qué sería de él... En esta esperada continuación, han pasado quince años y Nancy Peña nos lleva a Londres, a un “tea party” organizado por dos importantes lores que compiten por servir el me-jor té de la ciudad. Uno de ellos encarga a Víctor Neville que consiga el mejor té posible y así ganar la competición, y no es un encargo fácil. Para complicar su misión, la casualidad quiere que conozca a Alicia, hija del lord rival (y la niña del gato del kimono), que parece decidida a ayudarlo ...

Powerful Paintings from a Watercolor Master "The most nearly 'perfect' paintings to me are rarely the ones simply characterized by technical expertise. More often, they are the ones in which you can sense the beating heart of the artist just below the surface--flaws included." Twenty years into a career as architect and architectural illustrator, Thomas Schaller embarked upon a bold new path as a fine artist. Today he is one of the world's most accomplished watercolor artists, celebrated for his poignant treatment of light and its dynamic interplay with the natural and manmade landscape. The...

The purpose of these volumes is to recognize and disseminate the essay production of one of the most important figures of the literary history of the country and Latin America.

The proceedings assemble some 240 papers covering eight sections: 1. phonetics and phonology, 2. morphology, 3. syntax, 4. lexical semantics, 5. editing and textual criticism, 6, rhetoric, poetics and literary theory, 7. applied linguistics, 8. history of linguistics. In addition, they include four plenary lectures and two round table discussions. The papers provide a panorama view of old and new concerns in Romance studies illustrated from various theoretical perspectives and providing an example of what this sector has to contribute to the development of linguistics and literary studies in...