Zonas de libertad (vol. I)

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Lope escribió una decena de comedias cuyo asunto principal, desde la tregua de Niza (1538) hasta la recuperación de Salvador de Bahía (1625), está tomado de la historia de su tiempo. Este libro indaga en las circunstancias de las que surgieron dichos textos, a menudo al servicio de poderes concretos.

Nacidos originalmente como parte de la liturgia funeraria en Etruria, los combates de gladiadores fueron adquiriendo progresivamente a partir del siglo III a.C. una complejidad y una importancia social dentro del mundo romano que acabaron haciendo de ellos mucho más que un simple espectáculo. En esta breve introducción organizada en torno a tres grandes apartados -los gladiadores, los espectáculos y su relación con el entorno-, M. Amparo Mateo Donet traza un panorama tan completo como riguroso de los particulares y de la evolución histórica de los juegos gladiatorios, de su...

Is it possible to create an enjoyable and mysterious history of literature? Every author—novelist, philosopher, poet, or essayist—has any enigma to offer or reveal, either about their lives or about their works. For instance, do we know exactly where Cervantes was born? Are we sure that Conan Doyle was not a murderer? Why did Comte decide to create his own religion? Did Jose Cadalso exhume his girlfriend's corpse? Was Corneille Moiré's ghostwriter? Was Berbiguier harassed by imps? Maybe Jules Verne did belong to a secret society. Have any works been inspired by dreams—or by insanity?...