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Este libro utiliza una aproximación sociohistórica al problema de la escritura de mujer en la Argentina contemporánea y examina cómo la represión (social y política) ha influido en la narrativa argentina actual. La autora analiza las novelas de la escritora Alina Diaconú y, a la vez, incluye testimonios de las entrevistas que realizó personalmente a escritoras argentinas como Leonor Calvera, María Esther Vázquez, María Rosa Lojo, Liliana Díaz Mindurry, Belén Gache, Esther Cross, Liliana Heer, Laura Nicastro y Mabel Pagano. La pluma y la represión cuestiona teorías feministas...

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...

Fernan Gonzalez lived from about AD 910 to 970. The popular image of him is of a fearsome warrior who gave his people protection from their enemies (both Muslim and Christian), and a wise and respected lord who enabled them to live in security and harmony. He was generally accepted to have played a strategic role in achieving independence for Castile and freeing it from dominance by the kingdom of Leon. The Poema de Fernan Gonzalez was composed (by an unknown author) in the mid-thirteenth century as an enduring celebration of his triumphs and account of his life and deeds. Fact and legend...

Revistas literarias mexicanas modernas es una serie publicada por el Fondo de Cultura Económica con el propósito de poner nuevamente en circulación, en ediciones facsimilares, las principales revistas literarias aparecidas en México en la primera mitad del siglo xx. De esta manera el curioso lector y el estudioso de nuestras letras tendrán a su alcance este sector de la literatura nacional de acceso tan difícil y de tanto interés documental. Con el objeto de facilitar su consulta, cada revista va precedida por una presentación y una ficha descriptiva, y cada volumen va provisto de un...