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Stephen Greenblatt argued in these celebrated essays that the art of the Renaissance could only be understood in the context of the society from which it sprang. His approach - ''New Historicism'' - drew from history, anthropology, Marxist theory, post-structuralism, and psychoanalysis and in the process, blew apart the academic boundaries insulating literature from the world around it. Learning to Curse charts the evolution of that approach and provides a vivid and compelling exploration of a complex and contradictory epoch.

La dilatada i fructífera experiència com a un dels investigadors més destacats de les lletres nord-americanes en el nostre país, permet a Félix Martín examinar els supòsits que conviden avui a recupe

Aquest llibre presenta l'evolució de la literatura alemanya moderna, es a dir, dels diferents corrents que van anar sorgint als territoris de parla alemanya des de la Il·lustració fins a la Primera Guerra Mundial. No diferencia la literatura alemanya de l'austriaca ni de la sussa, perque la questio de les literatures nacionals no es planteja fins al segle xx. Els limits temporals son els usuals en la historiografia literaria alemanya. La primera d'aquestes fites es justifica pel gran canvi que es produeix en el conjunt de la mentalitat europea a final del segle XVII i principi del XVIII: la transicio de la cultura cortesana barroca a la cultura burgesa de la Il·lustracio. Alguns conceptes i idees d'aquesta epoca perduren encara avui en dia, pero la Primera Guerra Mundial s'enten com la fita que separa, d'una manera semblant, la cultura moderna de la contemporania.

Escritoras dominicanas a la deriva: Marginación, dolor y resistencia reúne artículos y entrevistas que abordan temas sobre la mujer y, en particular, la mujer dominicana. Desde diferentes acercamien

Propp fue un innovador en el campo de los estudios sobre el folklore. Siguiendo la línea de sus anteriores trabajos y entusiasmado por la riqueza de la tradición oral rusa realizó este estudio sobre el Epos ruso de forma que no ha sido igualado hasta hoy. Las esplendidas aventuras de Ilia Muromec, Alesa Popovic, Dorbynja y de tantos otros heroes populares rusos quedan asi rescatadas en este libro que, sin ninguna pretension polemica o historiografica, pone en manos de cualquier lector la inmensa riqueza de esta tradicion popular que se ha expandido posteriormente a la musica, la literatura y la pintura, dejando una huella indeleble.En este primer volumen, tras una introduccion metodologica, se recogen el epos mas primitivo y el correspondiente a la epoca de las primeras relaciones feudales.

Thisbook introduces some of the most important characters in English literature, including John Silver,Tess.Frankensteinand Sherlock Holmes. o The most famous fictitious detective of all the times isSir Arthur Cona n Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. Holmes doesnt solve casesin arder to help the police; he does it for having hismind entertained, beca use he loves intellectual challenges ... o John Silver is an old peg-Iegged pirate (or "gentleman of fartune", as he prefers to be called). He is the quartermaster of the Hispaniola (he handles the ship's food and drink during the voyages). o The protagonist of Tessof the d'Urbervilles is a young and beautiful 19thcentury girlwho liveswith her family in a Britishvillage called Marlott. o After a happy childhood in Geneva, Switzerland, Victor Frankenstein went to the university to study natural philosophy and chemistry. Since he was a little boy, this character had a great curiosity about the hidden laws of nature and the secrets of heaven and heart, and after seven years of research, he beca me convinced that he had found the secret of life...

Umberto Eco explores the most distant realms of our imagination.In the tradition of On Beauty, On Ugliness and The Infinity of Lists, Umberto Eco presents an enthralling and erudite illustrated tour of the fabled places that have awed and eluded us through the ages.From the epic poems of Homer to contemporary science fiction, from the Holy Scriptures to modern mythology and fairy tale, literature and art are full of illusory places we have at some time believed are real, and onto which we have projected our dreams, ideals and fears. Umberto Eco leads us on an illuminating journey through these legendary lands - Atlantis, Thule and Hyperborea, the Earth''s interior and the Land of Cockaigne - and explores utopias and dystopias where our imagination can confront concepts that are too incredible, or too challenging, for our limited real world.In The Book of Legendary Lands the author''s text is accompanied by several hundred carefully assembled works of art and literature; the result is a beautifully illustrated volume with broad and enduring appeal.

La coreana es una de las tres grandes culturas del Extremo Oriente. Desde el período arcaico hasta el presente, unos tres mil años, ha desarrollado un sucesivo y creciente acervo cultural. Su condicion peninsular le ha permitido conciliar caracteristicas continentales y oceanicas, situacion que ha facilitado su antigua relacion con el imperio chino y asimilar, de manera particul...

Bajo el marco común de la(s) literaturas en lengua alemana y su apertura internacional esta monografía recoge las investigaciones de un elenco de germanistas españoles y extranjeros, así como de estudiosos de la literatura comparada. Las aportaciones abordan tanto las relaciones intertextuales con otras literaturas, como el comportamiento de las literaturas dentro un mundo globalizado. El mundo de las viajeras de habla alemana aparece de la misma manera que se muestran enfoques relacionados con el pasado clásico y romántico. Están presentes los estudios sobre los límites en diferentes aspectos: se analizan los límites del lenguaje, los geopolíticos y los de formación de una patria u hogar. Preocupan asimismo las fronteras espacio-temporales y las consecuencias de una memoria cultural y transnacional. Al mismo tiempo se propone una literatura de la diversidad en la convivencia e intercambio cultural y lingüístico.

This revised edition of A History of Old English Literature draws extensively on the latest scholarship to have evolved over the last decade. The text incorporates additional material throughout, including two new chapters on Anglo-Saxon manuscripts and incidental and marginal texts. * This revised edition responds to the renewed historicism in medieval studies * Provides wide-ranging coverage, including Anglo-Latin literature as well as non-canonical writings * Includes new chapters on manuscripts and on marginal and incidental texts * Incorporates expanded coverage of legal texts and scientific and scholastic texts, now treated in separate chapters * Demonstrates that the field of Anglo-Saxon studies is uniquely placed to contribute to current literary debates

The most-trusted anthology for complete works, balanced selections and helpful editorial apparatus, The Norton Anthology of American Literature features a cover-to-cover revision. The ninth edition introduces new General Editor Robert Levine and three new-generation editors who have reenergised the volume across the centuries. Fresh scholarship, new authors-with an emphasis on contemporary writers-new topical clusters, and a new ebook make the Norton Anthology an even better teaching tool and an unmatched value for students.

Seville is the capital of Spain's Andalusian region and is the life and soul of the nation. Enchanted with effortlessly stylish bars and colourful buildings, this is a charismatic metropolis doused in the endless sun of southern Spain. The city is also home to two historic institutions of Spanish football - Real Betis and Sevilla - and when they go head-to-head to contest El Gran Derbi, the rest of Spain can only watch in awe. This is a pulsating and arresting experience which encapsulates the beautiful game in all its raw, spellbinding brilliance. Spanish football is more than Barcelona and Real Madrid. Much more. The city contrasts uptown Sevilla with downtown Betis. Los Rojiblancos pitted against Los Verdiblancos. Sevillistas and Beticos. Nothing can compare to this beautiful city and the crazy passion for football that it produces, either in Spain or Europe. Colin Millar - who made the city his home - charts the illustrious histories of football in the city and explores how both clubs represent a way of life for Sevillanos.