Continental Celtic Word Formation

Although it is widely thought that structural linguistics began abruptly with the publication of Saussure's 'revolutionary' "Course in General Linguistics," the work of E. F. K. Koerner has demonstrated that Saussure, for all his originality, remained true to the basic tenets of his 19th-century predecessors. In this volume, the development of modern linguistics before, during and after Saussure is traced in 20 studies honouring the scholar who has done more than anyone else to professionalize linguistic historiography during the last quarter century. Among the wide range of topics covered...

Long before the arrival of Hernn Corts, birds, serpents, the sun and moon, and human sacrifices figured prominently in the rituals and daily spiritual life of the inhabitants of todays Mexico. In the early sixteenth century, Roman Catholic missionaries began arriving in the area of TenochtitlanMexico Cityto convert the native Mexica to Christianity. The priests met with limited success until 1531, the year Juan Diego, a poor Mexica, first encountered the vision of the Heavenly Lady, now known as Our Lady of Guadalupe.Guadalupe is a lavishly illustrated history of Mexico's religious...

Chronicling the work of Colombian painter Juan Cardenas, this illustrated account pays homage his diverse, humorous, and deceptively simple artwork. This essential collection provides a discussion of the unique and complex facets present in his paintings along with a comprehensive review of his entire career. Relatando el trabajo del pintor colombiano Juan Cárdenas, esta obra ilustrada rende homenaje a su arte diverso, gracioso y aparentemente simple. Esta colección esencial ofrece una discusión de las facetas únicas y complejas presentadas en sus pinturas además de una reseña...

Ha dicho Jose Emilio Pacheco: "La elocuencia de Garcia Terres se halla en razon directa de su sobriedad. En la perfecta alianza de sonido y sentido que se da en sus poemas, la destreza ritmica nunca aparece como algo exterior sino como el medio preciso de suscitar en quien lo lee la experiencia transmitida en los versos."