Mujer o árbol

Discover the key ideas, themes, and plotlines behind every case investigated by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in the famous and celebrated stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle with this original, graphics-led book. Using the "Big Ideas" series' trademark combination of witty illustrations, clear graphics, and inspirational quotes, The Sherlock Holmes Book is the perfect primer for newcomers and devoted readers alike. From the first Holmes novel, A Study in Scarlet, to the masterpiece that is The Hound of the Baskervilles, to the final Holmes tale The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place, The...

Annotation Between 1605 and 1621, Quevedo wrote a sequence of five "Dreams" or "Visions" "(Suenos y discursos), in each of which he hilariously envisions Spanish society as populated by people rightfully condemned to Hell. These astonishingly witty and irreverent satires of contemporary Spanish culture, morality, prejudice and religious fanaticism, were composed in a style as allusive, elliptical and equivocal as to successfully entertain both those who barely understood their full range and import, and others who celebrated the poet's rebellious insinuations. Censorship prohibited the...

“Nos alejamos de la ciudad”, advierte el primer verso de Desalojo de la naturaleza, el segundo libro de Juan Arabia (Buenos Aires, 1983). Pertenece al poema titulado “Juicio”, un manifiesto basado en la afirmación de la naturaleza y la toma de partido por el salvaje. La obra de este joven poeta argentino realiza así uno de los viejos ritos de la poesía: la crítica de la modernidad. Mundo moderno, ese eufemismo que suele usarse para nombrar el orden social y cultural creado por la burguesía metropolitana a la medida de sus intereses. En este contexto, la poesía deviene “[e]l...

En esta edición especial de Pestilencia y Muerte, estos dos amigos deciden viajar a la ciudad del 'caloret', y todo ello para pasar unas fiestas inolvidables que por circunstancias del destino, se volverán en una pesadilla.