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Flors del calvari és un poemari conformat per tres parts diferenciades: Crucíferes, Esplais i Flors de Mira-Cruz. És un recull de poesies autobiogràfic que mostra el dolor de Jacint Verdaguer quan va ser suspès de les seves llicències com a sacerdot. L'autor va fer servir les poesies de Flors del calvari per cercar un consol, identificant-se així amb el turment que va patir Jesús. És un poemari variat, que va des de l'odi que expressa Verdaguer cap a la injustícia que està vivint fins a l'espiritualitat més pura. Jacint Verdaguer (1845-1902) era un capellà i va ser un dels...

A collection of images by the renowned Mexican American photographer, accompanied by critical essays and appreciations.

"Presents an extraordinary and supportive biography about the memorable Flora Tristán and her untiring battle against social injustices, furnishing a critical celebration of female courage, intelligence and determination."

The definitive annotated translation of Marcus Aurelius's Meditations Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121-180 CE) was the sixteenth emperor of Rome -- and by far the most powerful man in the world. Yet he was also an intensely private person, with a rich interior life and one of the wisest minds of his generation. He collected his thoughts in notebooks, gems that have come to be called his Meditations. Never intended for publication, the work has proved an inexhaustible source of wisdom and one of the most important Stoic texts of all time. In often passionate language, the entries range from...