Guerra absoluta

An elucidation in Spanish of the dramatic intentions and accomplishments of the two best imitators of the inspired craftsmanship of Pedro Calderón de la Barca, this is the first monograph to be published on Rojas Zorilla and Moreto for at least two decades. Following an introductory section, in which she discusses and compares the differing attitudes and methods of the two dramatists, the author concentrates on their respective achievements in the genres which they practiced with enthusiasm and ability. Among the comedies and serious secular plays selected for analysis are not only their...

The two volumes gather the most important findings of the nine sessions held at the Asociación Internacional de Hispanistas (AIH) conference in Münster, Germany, in 2016. The contributions focus, for example, on convergences and divergences between the holy and profane in medieval literature, on the constitution and construction of the "I" in Siglo de oro prose and poetry, or on the importance of space in theatre. Other central topics are transitions (in 18th- and 19th-century literature), crises and disruptions (in modern and contemporary literature), as well as transculturations and...

A collection of poems, including "The Massacre," "No Harm Shall Come," "Touched," "Evensong," and "Amberose Triste"

Escritos de un insomne es un volumen compuesto por columnas y ensayos, que aborda casi diez años del pensamiento del escritor y editor Damián Tabarovsky. A pesar de la pluralidad de temas, obras y autores que contiene, existe una pregunta que se reitera y ata estos escritos: quizá decimos realmente cuando afirmamos que toda literatura es política. Ante esa afirmación, Tabarovsky nos devuelve a la frase una y otra vez, que se vuelve problema y pregunta: ¿toda literatura es política? Contrario a cualquier forma de totalitarismo y a los eslóganes que pueblan gran parte del triste...