La mujer que escribió Frankenstein

This book is written in Spanish. This book is a study of the intellectual and cultural atmosphere surrounding the Spanish author don Francisco de Quevedo (1580-1645) during his stay at the Courts of Palermo and Naples (1613-1619) in the service of the Viceroy Duke of Osuna. Attention is paid particularly to his early knowledge of the works of the poet Marino, his role as protector of the Arts, and as intercessor on behalf of the philosopher Campanella. The second part of the book offers a detailed analysis of the author's writings during his Italian and post-Italian years as a result of his...

Originalmente parte del libro Por cuenta propia (2010), que reúne los ensayos de Rafael Chirbes sobre literatura, en este magistral "La estrategia del boomerang", Chirbes explica su teoría de la novela y su propia trastienda de escritor. Imprescindible para conocer las claves de su escritura.

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.

In the past decades, with the decline of the Grand Narratives and the subsequent need for new historical and political orientation, literary studies have been reflecting on the role of literature in the world. Together with Jacques Rancière—and in dialogue with Althusser, Foucault, or Fischer-Lichte—the present volume analyzes this political turn of literary studies.