De Arcadia a Babel

This is the story of a fire-breathing dragon that is captured by the concerned citizens of a small, isolated country. After refusing to join the army, the peace-loving dragon is put in a cage. He soon escapes and proves to all that dragons and humans can get along if they are willing to put in a little effort to understand each other.

Brings together 35 selections by both well-known and relatively unknown authors from all the major Latina communities in the United States. Includes selections that represent the major lifestyles or issues confronting Latinas today, including sexual and personal oppression, family relations, traditional and new ways of exploring the female identity and relationships with men.

William Godwin (1756-1836), padre de Mary Shelley, escribió abundantes ensayos sobre política, donde fue exponiendo su pensamiento de carácter anarquista -además de participar activamente en movimientos radicales de la época-, como su célebre Investigación sobre la Justicia Política. Caleb Williams surgió precisamente del estado mental en que le sumió la redacción de este ensayo. Las «aventuras» de Caleb Williams es una oscura y envolvente novela sobre la culpabilidad, la curiosidad malsana, el acoso y la persecución obsesiva. La primera parte describe la decadencia del noble...

A study of the relationship betwen court festivity and theatre in 16c Spain. Dr Ferrer Valls studies the relationship between court festivity and theatre in the sixteenth century, placing special emphasis on staging. She argues that throughout the reign of Philip II court spectacle perpetuates the complicated staging of traditional performances, but with greater emphasis on their dramatic aspects and on the use of music and song. In the first two decades of the seventeenth century, and above all in specific plays by Lope de Vega, court spectacles come to reflect also the influence of Italian...