Cartas al general Melo: guerra, política y sociedad en la Nueva Granada, 1854

Written during the last eight months of his life, these diaries are an unfiltered narration of the life of Joe Orton, the extremely successful and famous British playwright. On August 9, 1967, Orton was murdered in London by Kenneth Halliwell, his lover of 16 years, who bludgeoned him with a hammer and then immediately committed suicide. Halliwell left a note that said that all would be explained if the police read Orton's diaries. In the diaries, Orton narrates his literary success, his sexual escapades—at his mother's funeral, with a dwarf in Brighton, and, extensively, in Tangiers—and...

Equal parts compelling history and personal memoir, this account documents the life of Carmen de Zulueta, author and key figure among the Spanish exiles after the Spanish Civil War. This work includes anecdotes from key historical figures?including Miguel de Unamuno, Eduardo Marquina, Manuel Cossio, Julián Besteiro, and María Zambrano, among many others?who have woven the Spanish cultural history of the 20th century. Chronicling the author's rich and intense daily life in Madrid, this book is an invaluable historical record covering the unique cultural life of Spain. Tanto una historia...

Paul Ricœur es uno de los filósofos franceses más importantes del siglo XX. Su trabajo aborda temas como la voluntad, la acción, la identidad, la cuestión del tiempo, la historia, la interpretación, la lengua, el texto o la realidad. Su profunda mirada sobre las ciencias humanas aporta un pensamiento responsable y reflexivo sobre la existencia humana. Este libro es una breve introducción a la prolífica obra del pensador francés. Ante esta compleja tarea de aproximación, Jean Grondin ha tomado como hilo conductor en el itinerario del filósofo la cuestión de la hermenéutica, puesto ...