El dragon rojo

La presente obra nos da un pormenorizado panorama de la historia de la m sica de arte en M xico. Abarca de 1910 a 1950 incluye algunas semblanzas de compositores nacidos a partir de 1925 y una extensa bibliograf a.

Bajo la denominación "Comedias bárbaras" se agrupan, por orden de publicación, "Águila de Blasón" (1907), "Romance de Lobos" (1908) y "Cara de Plata" (1923), ciclo que gira en torno a la estirpe hidalga de los Montenegro y la conflictiva relación del patriarca, Don Juan Manuel,encarnación de una sociedad profundamente tradicional, como la gallega decimonónica, que se resquebrajaba ante el ascenso de la nueva y pujante burguesía, con sus hijos. En este enfrentamiento, propiciado por la codicia de éstos y por la desmesura del Mayorazgo, Ramón del Valle-Inclán (1866-1936) pinta con...

Now available again, this lively and accessible introduction to one of the world's most beloved artists is filled with color illustrations, fascinating biographical information, and insight into Picasso's artistic development. What did Spain look like when Picasso was born? What kind of community did he grow up in? What was his studio like? Who were the people who had the most influence on his art? The answers to these and other questions help bring into focus the Spanish artist's brilliant career and his influence on 20th-century art. Color reproductions of Picasso's masterpieces are...

This in-depth look at Latin American art explores the complexity of the contemporary aesthetic and cultural milieu in this vast and diverse region of the world, focusing on a critical re-reading of the Baroque in Latin America and its curious function as an important cultural metaphor. The diversity of artists represented--hailing from South America, Mexico, the Caribbean, and the United States--serves to critique and recuperate this concept of the Baroque that has become increasingly clichéd and misunderstood. With art by Ruben Ortiz Torres, Miguel Calderon, Rochelle Costi, Arturo Duclos,...