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En Aventuras del bachiller Trapaza (1637), de Alonso Castillo Solórzano narra las andanzas de Hernando o Fernando. Hernando es un estudiante en Alcalá, pícaro en Andalucía, estafador itinerante y galeote al final, traicionado por su amada Estefania. La vida de Trapaza es un sinfin de engaños para intentar hacer fortuna y obtener una solida posicion social. Por las paginas del libro se pasea todo la variedad social de la epoca. Alonso Castillo Solorzano aprovecha cualquier pretexto para mostrar de una forma satirica y aguda la sociedad de la epoca. En Las aventuras del bachiller Trapaza Solorzano fusiona teatro y narrativa conformando un texto de cierta unidad tematica y estructural.

Con el paso del tiempo, Sófocles (c. 496-406 a.C) se ha convertido en el autor paradigmático de la tragedia griega, y sobre su obra descansa en gran medida nuestra comprensión de este género y de sus implicaciones filosoficas y religiosas. De entre su produccion conservada, Ayax se considera su tragedia mas antigua, deudora del estilo poetico de Esquilo y, por lo tanto, un importante nexo de union entre el teatro primigenio y un estadio posterior de depuracion dramatica.Durante la guerra, Ayax reclama heredar las armas de Aquiles, pero se le niegan en favor de Odisea. Atenea, protectora del rey de Itaca y resentida con Ayax, aprovecha la situacion para vengarse de el poniendolo en una situacion ridicula. El heroe de esta tragedia, desmesurado en su arrogancia y su demencia, es victima del pundonor y la pasion, pero afronta con nobleza su destino."Ayax no es simplemente un drama de culpa y expiacion, sino la tragedia de un gran hombre que en su fuerza excesiva atrae sobre si el rayo y recibe el fuego mortal con dignidad" Albin Lesky.

Considerada obscena y tachada de pornográfica, Año 1601 es un cuento breve e irreverente, una «obra maestra casi desconocida» del genial Mark Twain.Reunidos en el camarín de una ya anciana reina Isab

El dios Dioniso ha adoptado forma humana para desplazarse a Tebas, su ciudad natal, donde existe una fuerte oposición a rendirle culto. Ha arrastrado a un grupo de mujeres a seguirle incondicionalmente, pero el rey Penteo esta dispuesto a acabar con ello. Sin embargo, Dioniso, ambiguo y contradictorio, no es como los demas dioses.Euripides (480 a. C. 406 a. C.) escribio esta compleja y poliedrica obra al final de su vida, cuando, decepcionado por las consecuencias que la Guerra del Peloponeso estaba acarreando a Atenas, se mudo a Macedonia. El resultado es una tragedia que solo se represento postumamente y que, gracias al caracter de Dioniso, plantea un enconado debate entre la ley humana y el culto religioso, entre el orden racional y el irracional, entre la autoridad civilizada y el desenfreno orgiastico.Euripides se revela como el mas tragico de los poetas. Aristoteles

"Balada dos enforcados e outros poemas" reúne excertos de "Le lais" ("O legado", 1457), obra de juventude e "O Testamento" (1461-1462), paródia de um documento jurídico em que retoma tópicas do tempo fugaz e da angustia diante da morte, e incluem poemas ora tristes e desesperados, ora de humor sutil. Foram incluidas ainda as baladas dispersas, dentre elas a "Balada dos enforcados", um dos poemas mais celebres da lingua francesa, em que os mortos pedem aos vivos compaixo e suplicam pela caridade crist.

Bambi by American author Marjorie Benton Cooke is a classic book of romance and comedy first published in 1914.A celebrated American novel classic, filled with humor, wit, and charm, about a young woman who impulsively marries a struggling playwright and becomes his partner in life and work.Bambi is the story of a spirited and unconventional heroine who defies the expectations of her society and family.

Barchester Towers concerns the leading clergy of the cathedral city of Barchester. The much loved bishop having died, all expectations are that his son, Archdeacon Grantly, will succeed him. Owing to the passage of the power of patronage to a new Prime Minister, a newcomer, the far more Evangelical Bishop Proudie, gains the see. His wife, Mrs. Proudie, exercises an undue influence over the new bishop, making herself as well as the bishop unpopular with most of the clergy of the diocese. Her interference to veto the reappointment of the universally popular Mr. Septimus Harding (Protagonist of Trollopes earlier novel, The Warden) as warden of Hirams Hospital is not well received, even though she gives the position to a needy clergyman, Mr Quiverful, with 14 children to support.Even less popular than Mrs. Proudie is the bishops new chaplain, the hypocritical and sycophantic Mr. Obadiah Slope, who decides it would be expedient to marry Hardings wealthy widowed daughter, Eleanor Bold. Slope hopes to win her favour by interfering in the controversy over the wardenship. The Bishop or rather Mr. Slope under the orders of Mrs. Proudie, also orders the return of the prebendary Dr. Vesey Stanhope from Italy. Stanhope has been in Italy recovering from a sore throat for 12 years and has spent his time catching butterflies. With him to the Cathedral Close come his wife and their three adult children. The younger of Dr. Stanhopes two daughters causes consternation in the Palace and threatens the plans of Mr. Slope. Signora Madeline Vesey Neroni is a disabled serial flirt with a young daughter and a mysterious Italian husband, whom she has left. Mrs Proudie is appalled and considers her an unsafe influence on her daughters, servants and Mr. Slope. Mr. Slope is drawn like a moth to a flame and cannot keep away. Dr. Stanhopes son Bertie is skilled at spending money but not at making it; his sisters think marriage to rich Eleanor Bold will help.The Old Dean of the Cathedral having died, Mr. Slope campaigns to become Dean but Mr. Harding is offered the preferment, with a beautiful house in the Close and fifteen acres of garden. Mr. Harding considers himself unsuitable and with the help of the archdeacon, arranges that Mr. Arabin be made Dean. With the Stanhopes return to Italy, life in the Cathedral Close returns to normal and Mr. Harding continues his life of gentleness and music.

Before Adam is a historical novel by Jack London, serialized in 1906 and 1907 in Everybodys Magazine. It is the story of a man who dreams he lives the life of an early hominid Australopithecine.The story offers an early view of human evolution. The majority of the story is told through the eyes of the mans hominid alter ego, one of the Cave People. In addition to the Cave People, there are the more advanced Fire People, and the more animal-like Tree People.Other characters include the hominids father, a love interest, and Red-Eye, a fierce "atavism" that perpetually terrorizes the Cave People. A sabre-cat also plays a role in the story.* * *Pictures! Pictures! Pictures! Often, before I learned, did I wonder whence came the multitudes of pictures that thronged my dreams; for they were pictures the like of which I had never seen in real wake-a-day life. They tormented my childhood, making of my dreams a procession of nightmares and a little later convincing me that I was different from my kind, a creature unnatural and accursed.In my days only did I attain any measure of happiness. My nights marked the reign of fearand such fear! I make bold to state that no man of all the men who walk the earth with me ever suffer fear of like kind and degree. For my fear is the fear of long ago, the fear that was rampant in the Younger World, and in the youth of the Younger World. In short, the fear that reigned supreme in that period known as the Mid-Pleistocene.What do I mean? I see explanation is necessary before I can tell you of the substance of my dreams. Otherwise, little could you know of the meaning of the things I know so well. As I write this, all the beings and happenings of that other world rise up before me in vast phantasmagoria, and I know that to you they would be rhymeless and reasonless.

Beowulf, one of the oldest surviving works in English literature, unfolds as a sweeping heroic tale set in a world shaped by courage, loyalty, and the constant shadow of monstrous forces. The story follows the noble warrior Beowulf, a Geat renowned for his unmatched strength and unwavering sense of duty. When the Danish king Hrothgar is terrorized by the night-prowling creature Grendel, Beowulf sails across the sea to aid him, seeking both honor and the chance to face a worthy foe. His arrival brings hope to a kingdom long haunted by fear, and his clash with Grendel becomes a defining moment in the epic.But the danger does not end there. Grendels vengeful mother rises from her watery lair, forcing Beowulf into a perilous descent into the depthsa journey that tests not only his physical might but also his resilience and determination. As the poem progresses, Beowulfs reputation grows, and his responsibilities deepen, eventually drawing him into new conflicts that challenge the ideals of kingship, bravery, and legacy. Throughout these encounters, characters such as Hrothgar, whose wisdom guides Beowulfs early path, and the loyal warriors who accompany him, enrich the narrative with themes of kinship, fate, and moral duty. The tale is filled with tension, heroic deeds, and the looming presence of forces beyond human understanding, creating a story that remains gripping without revealing its final turns.Beowulf holds a central place in literary history as the most significant surviving epic of early medieval Europe, offering profound insight into Anglo-Saxon culture, values, and worldview. Its influence extends across centuries, shaping modern fantasy, heroic narratives, and mythic storytelling. This annotated edition enhances the readers experience by providing clear explanations of the poems original language, historical context, and the rich Germanic mythology interwoven throughout the narrative. These scholarly notes illuminate the origins of its legendary creatures, cultural customs, and poetic techniques, allowing readers to engage deeply with the epics enduring power and the world that created it.

After nearly a hundred years, this book is still one of the most comprehensive studies of the epic poem "Beowulf." The author of this book, Wilson Chambers, gives a detailed explanation of the poem and provides a reader with an interesting backstory about the main characters.

Suetonio y san Jerónimo retratan desde dos universos morales contrapuestos a poetas, historiadores y gramáticos de la Antigüedad.Este volumen incluye varios textos dedicados a la vida y la obra de po

Bion es una comedia teatral de María Rosa Gálvez de Cabrera. Estructurada en un solo acto, entra dentro del subgénero del melólogo, un monólogo para un único personaje acompañado de momentos musicales que aderezan tanto los puntos algidos como las transiciones. Se centra en la figura del poeta bucolico griego Bion de Esmirna.

"¿Temes que esté envenenada? Mira," dijo la vieja, "corto la manzana en dos partes; tú comerás la parte roja y yo la blanca."Un mundo fantástico, de bosques tenebrosos, espejos mágicos, madrastras envidiosas y enanos amistosos. Una princesa, la mas hermosa de la region, que debera encontrar la forma de sobrevivir y mantenerse a salvo de las tramas de la Reina malvada. Despojada de su vida en la realeza, ya nada es lo que parece y peligros se esconden en cada esquina. El cuento de hadas en que se basa el clasico animado "Blanca Nieves y los Siete Enanitos" y el exito de taquilla "Blanca Nieves y la leyenda del Cazador", protagonizado por Kristen Stewart y Chris Hemsworth. Entra en el mundo fantastico inmortalizado por los hermanos Grimm y presencia la aventura de la princesa clasica como solo los pioneros de los cuentos de hadas originales pueden relatar.

Novela que cierra la tercera serie los Episodios nacionales. Galdós en esta ocasión relata las bodas reales de Isabel II con su primo Francisco de Asís y la de su hermana Luisa Fernanda con el Duque

La escuela de los 60. Un retrato que nos convierte en espectadores privilegiados de una Barcelona en pleno desarrollo, pero que sobretodo muestra la dignidad de quienes la hicieron y de quienes creci

Quando os antigos eslavos ouviam o trovo, sabiam que era Perun falando com eles; quando andavam pelas montanhas, sabiam que tinham de faze-lo com muito cuidado, pois estavam no reino das vily, as ninfas da floresta. Quando olhavam para o fogo, ali estava Svarog, a divindade desse elemento. Sabiam tambem que os moinhos de agua eram locais de encontros de lobisomens. Essa sabedoria foi passada de geraço em geraço, pela tradiço oral, e aqui reunem-se seus principais elementos: os melhores mitos, contos e lendas do folclore e cultura eslava. So historias altamente simbolicas, de forte tradiço, costumes e culto a natureza. No ha maneira mais interessante de se conhecer sobre um povo, do que se aprofundar em suas crenças, seus costumes e sua tradiço. Essa experiencia o leitor vivenciara ao embarcar nos contos populares cuidadosamente selecionados neste volume.

En una casa situada en las afueras de Montevideo, a altas horas de una noche de verano que luca algunas estrellas, y cuyo aire tibio formaba nebulosas con los vapores flotantes de la niebla alrededor de los reverberos, cruzaban por el patio varias sombras calladas e inquietas, personas que andaban sobre la punta de los pies comprimiendo sus alientos y evitando el m¡s leve rumor. Algo grave ocurra. Son los primeros renglones de Brenda, la primera novela del autor uruguayo Eduardo Acevedo Daz, publicada en forma de folletn en 1886 por el diario La Nacin de Buenos Aires.

Biblioteca Clásica de la Real Academia Española. Joyas universales de nuestras letrasBiblioteca Clásica de la Real Academia Española. Joyas universales de nuestras letrasEl padre Bartolomé De las Casas se adelanto a su tiempo con la que sigue siendo una obra de referencia del pensamiento contemporaneo. Su denuncia de los efectos de la colonizacion española sobre los pueblos indigenas mantiene su vigencia. Edicion de Jose Miguel Martinez Torrejon

Biblioteca Clásica de la Real Academia Española. Joyas universales de nuestras letrasBiblioteca Clásica de la Real Academia Española. Joyas universales de nuestras letrasEl padre Bartolomé De las Casas se adelanto a su tiempo con la que sigue siendo una obra de referencia del pensamiento contemporaneo. Su denuncia de los efectos de la colonizacion española sobre los pueblos indigenas mantiene su vigencia. Edicion de Jose Miguel Martinez Torrejon

CONTENTSPilates Wifes Dream.Faith and Despondency.A Reminiscence.Mementos.Stars.The Philosopher.The Arbour.Home.The Wifes Will.Remembrance.Vanitas Vanitatum, Omnia Vanitas.The Wood.A Death-Scene.Song.The Penitent.Music on Christmas Morning.Frances.Anticipation.Stanzas.Gilbert.The Prisoner.If This Be All.Life.Hope.Memory.The Letter.A Day Dream.To Cowper.Regret.To Imagination.The Doubters Prayer.Presentiment.How Clear She Shines.A Word to the "Elect."The Teachers Monologue.Sympathy.Past Days.Passion.Preference.Plead for Me.The Consolation.Evening Solace.Self-Interrogation.Lines Composed in a Wood on a Windy Day.Stanzas.Death.Views of Life.Parting.Stanzas to Appeal.Honours Martyr.The Students Serenade.Apostasy.Stanzas.The Captive Dove.Winter Stores.