Índice onomástico, toponímico y bibliográfico de las Cartas de jesuitas, 1634-1648

Annotation Between 1605 and 1621, Quevedo wrote a sequence of five "Dreams" or "Visions" "(Suenos y discursos), in each of which he hilariously envisions Spanish society as populated by people rightfully condemned to Hell. These astonishingly witty and irreverent satires of contemporary Spanish culture, morality, prejudice and religious fanaticism, were composed in a style as allusive, elliptical and equivocal as to successfully entertain both those who barely understood their full range and import, and others who celebrated the poet's rebellious insinuations. Censorship prohibited the...

This work features the best bibliography ever assembled on commonplace books and literature in English. The book focuses on writing, writers and the joys as well as travails of travel.

Fernan Gonzalez lived from about AD 910 to 970. The popular image of him is of a fearsome warrior who gave his people protection from their enemies (both Muslim and Christian), and a wise and respected lord who enabled them to live in security and harmony. He was generally accepted to have played a strategic role in achieving independence for Castile and freeing it from dominance by the kingdom of Leon. The Poema de Fernan Gonzalez was composed (by an unknown author) in the mid-thirteenth century as an enduring celebration of his triumphs and account of his life and deeds. Fact and legend...

Un brillante estudio sobre la magia de la novela y una celebración por su poder duradero, de la mano de James Wood, uno de los grandes críticos contemporáneos. Uno de los críticos más destacados y elegantes de nuestro tiempo analiza la maquinaria de contar historias para plantearse algunas preguntas fundamentales: ¿Qué queremos decir cuando decimos que «conocemos» a un personaje de ficción? ¿Qué detalles son reveladores? ¿Cuándo funciona una metáfora? ¿Es el realismo realista? ¿Por qué algunas convenciones literarias quedan obsoletas mientras que otras se mantienen frescas?...

Robi, un pequeño inventor, ha creado un aeroguatutú, un vehículo muy especial que le permitirá viajar por tierra, mar y aire... Lo tiene casi todo listo para su viaje. Ahora solamente necesita un compañero de aventuras... ¿Quién podría ir con él?