Huon de Burdeos

La carta del Preste Juan es un documento apócrifo ;aparecido en la segunda mitad del siglo XII y supuestamente escrito por el rey fabuloso de las Tres Indias; que fue enviado al Papa de Roma y a los emperadores de Bizancio y del Sacro Imperio Romano. Sus diferentes versiones en muy diversas lenguas, que iban a perdurar hasta el siglo XVI, coincidirán en hacer del Preste Juan no sólo un monarca de tierras lejanas que encerraban maravillas sin cuento de carácter natural, sobrenatural y maravilloso, sino un sacerdote cristiano que, por haber hecho voto de reconquistar Jerusalén, parecía...

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...

Incluye estudios de especialistas y escritores de España y América Latina que abordan las formas contemporáneas del cruce de lo realista y lo fantástico, en un sentido lato, en la actual narrativa latinoamericana.

Fray Luis de Len (1527-91) is known chiefly as the author of some of the finest poetry of the Spanish Golden Age, but he also wrote important prose works in both Latin and Spanish, and produced eloquent translations into Spanish of biblical and classical texts. He spent five years imprisoned in solitary confinement by the Spanish Inquisition, fighting to clear himself of a series of accusations against his views on the Bible. Acquitted on all counts, he returned to teach at the University of Salamanca. This book examines the controversies in which Fray Luis was caught up, and investigates the ...

Las memorias del intelectual y escritor Romero Murube son, como dice Juan Lamillar en el prólogo, una declaración de amor a la ciudad de Sevilla, tratando en especial de los Reales Alcázares; manifestándose su autor como uno de los primeros intelectuales en denunciar la destrucción del patrimonio histórico de Sevilla.