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El campesino que cultivaba en las orillas del Nilo recibía la visita regular del recaudador de impuestos, quien necesitaba del escriba para que nada se le escapara y todos pagaran lo que debían, de lo cual rendía cuentas al visir. Éste era el responsable de hacerse cargo de todo en nombre de su señor, el soberano de la Dos Tierras, el faraón, a quien informaba en profundidad y a diario de lo que sucedía en el país… Soldados, esclavos, sacerdotes, reinas, madres, estudiantes, embalsamadores, criminales… la sociedad egipcia era un mosaico complejo de hombres, mujeres y niños. El...

Throughout the decades following the death of Mariano Jose de Larra, scholars have been intrigued by the impact that both the man and his writings have had on generation after generation of Spanish and Latin American writers. This study looks at the genesis of Larra's genius by carefully tabulating and identifying his sources in literature and history. This important resource book will help Larra scholars understand more completely the intricate and complex system of images, allusions and references "Figaro" used to compose his more than 250 newspaper articles. More importantly, the work...

En una epoca extremedamente convulsa (s. IV-V), Julia sufre la perdida de su familia excepto su hermano. En su busqueda huye de su Cartagena natal e inicia un accidentado periplo que le lleva a recuperar los restos de Prisciliano, convertirse en preceptora imperial, espia al servicio de Eutropio, amiga de la Elia Eudoxia e Hypatia, curandera, empresaria y consejera de la corte en Constantinopla, Alejandria, Roma, Ravena y Barcelona, vive los importantes cambios que, a caballo de dos siglos, sacuden el imperio en el umbral de su definitiva desmembracion. Descendiente de una saga de...

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