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Intentions is a brilliant and provocative collection of essays in which Oscar Wilde articulates his most influential ideas on art, aesthetics, and criticism. First published in 1891, this landmark work reveals Wilde not only as a master storyteller and dramatist, but also as one of the sharpest and most original literary thinkers of the Victorian era.The book consists of four major essays"The Decay of Lying,""Pen, Pencil and Poison,""The Critic as Artist," and "The Truth of Masks." Written in Wildes signature stylewitty, paradoxical, and elegantly ironicthese essays challenge conventional beliefs about art, morality, realism, and the role of the critic. Wilde argues boldly that art should not imitate life, but rather that life imitates art, and that beauty and imagination are far more important than factual accuracy or moral instruction.Through sparkling dialogue and incisive analysis, Wilde defends the philosophy of Aestheticism, asserting that art exists for its own sake. He elevates criticism to an art form in itself, celebrating subjective interpretation, intellectual freedom, and creative expression. At the same time, Wilde playfully dismantles Victorian seriousness, exposing the limitations of moralism and the dangers of rigid realism.Intentions is both intellectually stimulating and endlessly entertaining. Wildes essays remain remarkably modern, anticipating many ideas central to contemporary literary theory, cultural criticism, and artistic discourse. His language is rich with epigrams and memorable observations that reward careful reading and reflection.Essential reading for students, scholars, and lovers of classic literature, Intentions offers a profound insight into Oscar Wildes artistic philosophy and enduring legacy. It is a book that challenges readers to rethink the nature of art, truth, and beautyand to embrace imagination as the highest form of reality.

Um panorama — abrangente, crítico e acessível — da ficção brasileira das últimas décadas. Afinal, o que é o contemporâneo? Quando ocorreu seu início? Quando terá seu fim? Pode ser entendido — ou conf

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El Spleen de París de Charles Baudelaire es una colección de poemas en prosa que captura la esencia de la vida urbana durante el siglo XIX. Este libro destaca por su exploración de temáticas modernas a traves de un lenguaje poetico y, a menudo, melancolico, reflejando el malestar existencial del autor conocido como spleen. El estilo de Baudelaire en esta obra es innovador al romper las convenciones tradicionales de la poesia en verso, dando lugar a un nuevo espacio literario para la poesia en prosa. El spleen, simbolo del tedio y la angustia moderna, se yuxtapone de manera brillante con epifanias de belleza efimera, creando un contraste fascinante en el corazon del texto. Charles Baudelaire es un poeta central en el simbolismo y la modernidad literaria. Su experiencia personal marcada por severas crisis emocionales, la busqueda de experiencia estetica y una relacion tumultuosa con el Paris en transformacion se vierte en su obra. Influenciado por escritores como Edgar Allan Poe, Baudelaire enfrenta su propio siglo de avances y alienaciones a traves de sus escritos. El Spleen de Paris es resultado de su necesidad de capturar la fugacidad y el dinamismo de la experiencia citadina. Recomiendo El Spleen de Paris tanto a los entusiastas de la poesia como a aquellos interesados en la historia cultural de la modernidad. La obra no solo ofrece una ventana hacia las experimentaciones literarias del siglo XIX, sino que tambien resuena con las inquietudes contemporaneas sobre la vida urbana. A traves de su rica imagineria y profunda introspeccion, Baudelaire ofrece caminos para explorar la eterna dicotomia entre belleza y desasosiego, invitando a lectores modernos a reconsiderar su relacion con su entorno.

First published in 1851, Moby-Dick by Herman Melville is one of the greatest masterpieces of world literaturea powerful fusion of adventure, philosophy, and psychological depth.The novel follows Ishmael, a restless sailor who joins the whaling ship Pequod on a voyage across the worlds oceans. Commanded by the obsessive and enigmatic Captain Ahab, the journey soon reveals itself to be more than a commercial expedition. Ahab is consumed by a single, terrifying purpose: to hunt and destroy Moby Dick, the legendary white whale that maimed him. As the ship sails farther from civilization, Ahabs monomaniacal quest draws the crew into a fatal struggle between human will and the vast, indifferent forces of nature.Rich with symbolism and layered with scientific detail, biblical allusion, and philosophical inquiry, Moby-Dick explores timeless themes such as obsession, fate, revenge, the limits of knowledge, and humanitys place in the universe. Melvilles innovative narrative blends lyrical prose with dramatic tension, offering both thrilling sea adventure and profound meditation on existence itself.Bold, complex, and endlessly interpretable, Moby-Dick remains a towering achievement in American literaturea novel that challenges, inspires, and rewards readers with every return voyage.

Suele decirse, para hablar de México, que es un país de tres pisos: el subsuelo prehispánico (que en ocasiones se llama de contacto previo), la etapa colonial (mestizaje y aculturación) y la independencia, desde la liberacion hasta los tiempos modernos, pasando por la revolucion de 1910. Los antiguos mexicanos veian mas bien una sucesion de edades, los "soles", el ultimo, al final del cual vivimos, corresponde a la era de los temblores de tierra (Ollin). La literatura, en Mexico, ha conocido esta sucesion. Si la epoca prehispanica solo ha dejado pocas huellas, borradas por los conquistadores, la era del mestizaje empieza de verdad con una mujer, una de las grandes poetas de la historia literaria mexicana, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, mezcla de la herencia indigena de su pueblo natal y del manierismo arquitectonico del barroco hispano-lusitano. En virtud de su audacia, su sinceridad y de su entrega es la primera autora moderna que afirma la libertad de las mujeres. La modernidad de Mexico es tambien el nacimiento en la novela de algo confuso y fascinante que se ha llamado "realismo magico", la idea se atribuye a Gabriel Garcia Marquez aunque su inventor haya sido Juan Rulfo. En 1968, cuando publica su obra maestra Pueblo en vilo (traducido al frances con el titulo de Barrieres de la solitude), el historiador Luis Gonzalez y Gonzalez inaugura la tercera etapa de Mexico, que la separa de la vaga oleada del modernismo cientifico, al instaurar el reconocimiento del particularismo agricola. Esta etapa apenas comienza. En nuestro tiempo de universalismo (y de guerras sin cuartel) ¿por modestia o por realismo, deberiamos unirnos a el?Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio

"Roughing It" by Mark Twain is a lively, humorous, and vividly detailed account of the authors adventures in the American West during the mid-19th century. Blending memoir, travel writing, and tall-tale storytelling, Twain chronicles his experiences as a young man seeking fortune and purpose amid the raw energy of frontier life.Beginning with Twains journey by stagecoach from Missouri to Nevada, the book captures the excitement, danger, and absurdity of westward expansion. Twain recounts encounters with colorful characters, prospectors, outlaws, journalists, and dreamers, bringing to life the mining camps, desert landscapes, and boomtowns of Nevada and California. His misadventures in silver mining, brief military service, and early days as a newspaper writer form the heart of the narrative.Beyond the American West, Roughing It also follows Twain to Hawaii (then the Sandwich Islands), where his keen observations and playful humor illuminate island life, local customs, and natural wonders. Throughout the book, Twains storytelling blends exaggeration with truth, creating a uniquely entertaining portrait of frontier America.While often laugh-out-loud funny, Roughing It also offers valuable insights into the spirit of ambition, risk, and reinvention that defined the era. Twain captures the optimism and chaos of a rapidly expanding nation, while subtly critiquing greed, folly, and the myth of easy success.Energetic, observant, and irresistibly entertaining, Roughing It stands as one of Mark Twains most beloved nonfiction works. It is an essential read for fans of classic American literature, travel memoirs, and stories of adventure on the wild frontier.

"Life on the Mississippi" by Mark Twain is a rich, nostalgic, and deeply insightful blend of memoir, history, and travel writing that celebrates the mighty Mississippi River and the world that thrived along its banks. Drawing from Twains own experiences as a young steamboat pilot and his later return to the river years afterward, the book captures both the romance and the reality of life on one of Americas most important waterways.In vivid, often humorous prose, Twain recounts his apprenticeship as a river pilot, detailing the demanding skill, discipline, and intimate knowledge required to navigate the ever-changing river. His recollections bring to life the bustling steamboat era, colorful river towns, eccentric characters, and the unique language and culture of river life. Through these personal stories, Twain reveals how the Mississippi shaped his identity and sharpened his powers of observation.The book also contrasts the river of Twains youth with the Mississippi he revisits later in life. As railroads, industry, and modernization transform the region, Twain reflects on the passage of time and the loss of an older way of life. These reflections add depth and poignancy to the narrative, balancing nostalgia with clear-eyed realism.Beyond its autobiographical elements, Life on the Mississippi serves as a social history of 19th-century America, exploring themes of progress, memory, race, commerce, and national identity. Twains humor remains ever-present, but it is tempered by thoughtful commentary and an emerging sense of melancholy about change and impermanence.Both entertaining and historically significant, Life on the Mississippi is considered one of Mark Twains finest works of nonfiction. It is an essential read for lovers of classic American literature, travel writing, and anyone interested in the cultural and historical roots of the United States.

La novelística de Galdós funciona como una prodigiosa máquina de crear mujeres. Los dos propósitos de este libro, una vindicación de Galdós, galdosianos y galdosistas y el intento de iluminar algunos aspectos todavia relativamente oscuros de esa sustancial parte de su obra con nombre de mujer, se solapan inextricablemente. Sus secciones y capitulos aspiran a aportar una serie de lecturas no solo insolitas sino presuntamente inesperadas, temerarias quizas a veces, frecuentemente a contrapelo de la generalidad de la critica o de lo que el mismo texto galdosiano parece proclamar de manera palmaria e irrefutable. Si cada lectura o interpretacion de un texto supone una version de este, el cual se enriquece notablemente por el acervo resultante de la multiplicidad y variedad del comercio establecido con sus dispares lectores, las propuestas en este libro aspiran, modesta pero firmemente, a la condicion de perversiones. Entre las novelas estudiadas se encuentran Tormento, Tristana, Fortunata y Jacinta, Realidad, La incognita, La de Bringas, Doña Perfecta, Halma, Casandra, La desheredada, Marianela y Gloria.

Over forty million people a year travel to Las Vegas, more than to Mecca. It is a global celebrity, an improbable oasis, a place offering bank-breaking fortunes and instant gratification, 24/7, with no moral debits.Award-winning writer Timothy OGrady lived in Vegas for two years. He finally began to understand it when he talked to people who had grown up there, the children of the card dealers and cocktail shakers, the jugglers and the dancers young people who had borne witness to this strange city all their lives. One had her student loans and credit card limits stolen by her father. Another fled a sequence of exploiters until she found herself living in the storm drains under the casinos. There was the boy whose father entered him into a drinking contest when he was eight, the casino owners son, the erudite contortionist turned stripper. Each told their own tale.In Children of Las Vegas, OGrady renews his partnership with photographer Steve Pyke. Through short essays, Pykes portraits and ten witness testimonies, he pierces the citys glittering façade to reveal the darker reality that lies beneath.

Tina Hodgkinson knows her Christie and she knows her London, and the result is Agatha Christies London, an indispensable guide to the capital that Agatha knew and loved and wrote about. Tony Medawar, former director of the International Agatha Christie FestivalLondon had a special place in Agatha Christies heart. In her childhood, she would visit the capital to stay with her Auntie Grannie; as an adult, she owned several homes in the city. A reoccurring location in her stories, London is where Poirot and Hastings, and Tommy and Tuppence reside, and even Miss Marple cannot resist a trip up to town to shop in its department stores.Avoid red herrings, examine the clues to discover several of her former homes, use your little grey cells to detect where she worked during the Second World War, and probe where the former Detection Club met. Gather the evidence to reveal the fashionable restaurants, luxury hotels and other locations that she and her characters frequented.On completion of your investigation, your denouement will reveal the final twist: just how important London was to Agatha and her stories.

Nueva ediciónUn compendio imprescindible de obras y momentos tan reveladores como sugerentes de la historia de las mujeres en la literaturaLa reconocida poetisa Clara Janés, que ha dedicado gran parte de su obra e investigaciones a las diversas expresiones del talento femenino, no solo en la literatura, sino tambien en la ciencia y en otras areas de conocimiento, nos ofrece en este libro un interesante recorrido por distintas culturas y periodos de la historia a traves de las principales obras literarias de mujeres que encontraron en las letras la forma idonea para manifestar su sensibilidad y talento. Tras reunir la obra de las primeras poetisas en lengua castellana y estudiar la creacion de las arabigoandaluzas y las afganas, la autora nos desvela numerosas sorpresas. Dos ejemplos: la paradoja de que el primer escritor de nombre conocido sea la sacerdotisa acadia Enheduanna; y que, durante muchos siglos, en Extremo Oriente la cultura se reservara para las cortesanas mientras a la mujer sencilla se le enseñaba lo imprescindible para comprender las normas de conducta que se consideraban propias de su sexo. Tambien nos descubre que, segun la situacion social de la mujer en distintos lugares y epocas, la libertad podia hallarse en el encierro (las monjas) y la esclavitud en la alcurnia (las reinas), y que, en contra de lo que afirmo Simone de Beauvoir, hubo muchas mujeres guerreras, incluso ordenes de caballeria femeninas.Este libro es un regalo lleno de voces y de anecdotas de escritoras a lo largo del tiempo y a lo ancho del mundo.Angels Barcelo, Cadena SerClara Janes demuestra con este libro que las mujeres siempre han tenido la palabra. Manuel de la Fuente, ABCUn libro que viene a reparar las omisiones sistematicas que la historia oficial de la literatura ha cometido con las mujeres. Fernando Diaz de Quijano, El Cultural

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