Caruca, 1917-2000

Obra monumental donde la erudición y el afán didáctico logran un equilibrio ejemplar. Hernán Cortés es la evaluación más ponderada y vasta que escritor mexicano alguno haya escrito sobre la polémica persona del conquistador.

Life and work of architect, social activist and archaeologist Leduc, an active witness of the cultural development of Mexico during the 20th century and during his long architectural career, he participated with Alfonso Caso in the archaeological discovery of the "Tumba 7" in Monte Alban, worked with Juan O'Gorman in the construction of public schools, was involved in communist worldwide organizations (PCM, LEAR, PCN and IWW) and was part of the group that managed Hannes Meyer residence in Mexico.

The Dramatic Imagination of Robert Browning offers an accessible and authoritative guide to the essentials of Robert Browning's life and poetry. Drawing from his personal letters and from the diaries and memoirs of his contemporaries, this literary biography provides a wealth of information about the main events of his life, including the social, political, religious, and aesthetic issues that concerned him; it offers critical commentary defining the central characteristics of his poetry; and it tracks the changes in his reputation through contemporary reviews and the growth of the Browning...

El corazón de estas semblanzas que Mary construyó según el modelo de las "Vidas paralelas" son dos biografías contrastadas: las de Cervantes y Lope de Vega. En ellas vertió muchas de sus preocupaciones más íntimas: la relación entre literatura y vida privada, la presión que ejercen sobre el escritor las expectativas sociales, la naturaleza del genio... Son páginas reveladoras en muchos sentidos que contaron con miles de lectores en Europa y difundieron una imagen de la genialidad literaria encarnada en estos dos grandes creadores españoles, al tiempo que prolongaba lugares comunes...