Las siete vidas del señor Mici

This book provides an overview of the main routes and trends that the Mexican theater journeyed in the twentieth century. It specially seeks to link the texts, the ideas about the scene, the way of acting, the sense of direction and the public of that time. Therefore, its about approaching through different points of view to an integrated perspective of the theatrical phenomenon in Mexico over a century staging, text and society.

Against the apparent initial antagonism between literature and law, Magris proposes a more profound and complex vision and argues that law’s frigidity is also what makes possible life’s warmth, which is passionately portrayed by literature. In this way, he vindicates the richness of a relationship that, far from being one of opposition, often ends up revealing important similarities. Al aparente antagonismo inicial entre la literatura y el derecho, Magris contrapone una visión más profunda y compleja y revela que la frialdad del derecho es también lo que hace posible la calidez de la...

Para Rylee y su compañera Ánuk, es hora de enfrentar sus miedos. Esta vez, el mayor de sus enemigos será el tiempo; la rueda del destino gira y no habrá vuelta atrás. Cuando los viejos amigos se convierten en enemigos mortales y la muerte acecha con cada puesta de sol, un salto desesperado será la última esperanza para sobrevivir.

The Ties That Bind comprises the first collection of critical essays that explore the family system in Spanish and Latin American culture. This thought-provoking volume addresses the intersection of language, narrative structure, social reality, and family dynamics through examples from a diverse range of literary works, including Cervantes' Don Quijote, Reinaldo Arenas' Celestino antes del alba, and the Chicano film My Family/Mi Familia. Issues of feminism, gender and sexuality, abuse, trauma, and communication take the forefront in this ground-breaking book, which takes psychological...