Alfonso X y su época

El historiador Guillermo Gasio ofrece una vasta recopilacion de fuentes en torno al ano 1926, memorable para la literatura argentina. Los materiales proceden de textos y publicaciones raramente consultados y, por ende, citados de un modo escaso, teniendo como objetivo presentar un panorama de conjunto que permita apreciar el nivel alcanzado por la cultura argentina. Esta suerte de antologia exhibe a personajes consagrados, famosos, influyentes, nuevos y muchos olvidados. Los de Florida y los de Boedo. A los ensayistas poco recordados les siguen autores de provincias de gran merito. Ademas de...

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This academic book explores the life and contributions of Pedro Sánchez de la Hoz, a sixteenth-century Spanish merchant, conquistador, and adelantado. As secretary to Pizarro during the conquest of Peru, Sánchez de la Hoz wrote a firsthand account of the Spanish conquest of Peru and Incan ethnography, which is presented here, and includes some of the most significant campaigns in the colonization of the Americas, which was led by conquistador Francisco Pizarro, his brothers, and indigenous allies. This conquest paved the way for the establishment of the Viceroyalty of Peru and spin-off...

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?...