Exploremos los calendarios (Exploring Calendars)

Poemas vibrantes de gran romanticismo narran vivencias de un amor sublime que termina con la partida de 'Flor' y la subsiguiente soledad que quebranta al autor. Resalta la sencillez del estilo, su ritmo melodioso y pausado, y el profundo lirismo.

Whether you call your January 6th celebration El Dia de los Reyes or the Feast of the Epiphany, you're celebrating a day dedicated to the three kings. Sometimes called the three wise men or the magi, these figures are part of the Christmas story and often appear in nativity scenes during this time of year. In some places, they're more important than Santa Claus. In this volume, readers discover the history of the three kings' story as well as how they are celebrated in cultures around the world today.

Ignacio Zaragoza Seguin was born in Goliad, Texas, in 1829, when Texas was part of Mexico. His family lived on a Mexican fort because his father was a soldier in the army. Ignacio wanted to be a just like his father! When he was seven, Texas became independent from Mexico, and the family had to move to Matamoros, Mexico. Later they moved to Monterrey. Ignacio tried to join the Mexican army in 1846 when the United States declared war, but he was too young. He was finally able to join the armed forces when he turned 24. An outstanding soldier, he was named the commander of the Mexican army and...

Envuelta en escándalo en el momento de su aparición (la primera edición, en 1857, padeció la supresión de los seis célebres poemas condenados por el Tribunal Correccional de París), «Las flores del mal» inauguró una poética innovadora que se traduce en la búsqueda de la musicalidad del poema, en la audacia de la imagen y en el famoso sistema de «correspondencias» que habría de dar origen al movimiento simbolista. Desgarrada entre la sensualidad y el espiritualismo, entre la atracción de la belleza y el poder del mal, la poesía de Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) trasladada de...