Espiritus Animales

El contenido, estructura y enfoque del libro pretenden proporcionar una base de conocimientos racionales y críticos que expliquen los factores que determinaron la génesis y desarrollo de las primeras manifestaciones del arte occidental en Egipto y Próximo Oriente durante la Antigüedad, así como su articulación a través de diferentes periodos, estilos, cronologías y obras, o la especificidad de sus lenguajes formales y visuales, sus técnicas y su propia terminología artística. Los contenidos de este texto han sido articulados a través de quince temas integrados en dos grandes...

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...

Si las series de television son ideales para el analisis filosofico, Juego de tronos lo es por partida doble. En Westeros y mas alla del Mar Angosto, el mundo de George R.R. Martin esta repleto de docenas de personajes complejos en conflicto con ellos mismos y en lucha con otros, dudando de si mismos, abocados al riesgo moral, al engano, a la incertidumbre, a la arrogancia y a la agitacion social y politica. Mientras los Siete Reinos estan en guerra, mas alla del Muro, los horrores del invierno se acercan. Muy lejos, una joven reina lucha con su destino mientras viaja para recuperar su hogar. ...

Quality assurance has been a major issue in Higher Education discourse during the past decade. Evaluations, accreditations and assessments have almost become standard procedures within the framework of translation studies. This quest for quality has not only to integrate market needs and new market requirements, but also novel strategies in training - whereby training learners and trainers has to be given equal attention. Translation quality has become a key issue in the interlinguistic and intercultural communication market as well as in the translator education environment. It has to be...