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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?...

Según la sabiduría antigua, desde tiempos inmemoriales el oráculo de Delfos era el ombligo del mundo. Situado entre el Parnaso y el Golfo de Corinto, sacerdotes, peregrinos y políticos discernían el pasado, el presente y el futuro de la antigua Grecia y más allá de sus confines. Los oráculos, como las prácticas adivinatorias en general, constituían un elemento vital en el cotidiano de la cosmopolítica griega. A partir de un exhaustivo estudio sobre la historia intelectual moderna de la adivinación como superstición y pensamiento irracional, este libro se ocupa de revisar los...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...