Georges Seurat

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...

Because of the increasing number of patients with limited language proficiency due to immigration in many countries, the need for healthcare interpreters and translators has grown swiftly in the last decade. This book gathers contributions by outstanding researchers, practitioners and trainers in translation and interpreting in healthcare situations.

En este libro, las autoras han sabido transmitir con sencillez las técnicas documentarias más esenciales para poder controlar y aprovechar las fuentes de información y, en consecuencia, elevar la disciplina documental a verdadero instrumento pedagógico. Si en muchos lugares se ha recibido la idea de que la Información y Documentación es una disciplina instrumental al servicio del crecimiento y transmisión de todos los saberes, ahora es cuando la afirmación puede hacerse de modo más palmario.

La vida de las superheroínas ha sido dura. No se lo pusieron fácil. Desde sus inicios han tenido que luchar contra viento y marea para sobrevivir. Contra los prejuicios, contra el deseo de sexualizarlas, la censura, el machismo, las modas, las ventas, etc. Nacieron para satisfacer los deseos de los lectores masculinos pero, año tras año, han conseguido encontrar su propio camino, hacerse un hueco, agarrarse con uñas y dientes para sobrevivir. Este libro -una auténtica novedad en su género- hace un repaso de las principales superheroínas que han existido durante décadas en el mundo de ...

This book aims to give a general overview of the current theoretical and applied models which are being developed in the field of Cognitive Linguistics. With this purpose in mind, a number of papers have been selected from some of the most representative areas in the cognitive linguistics arena: mental imagery, metaphor and metonymy, cognitive grammar and construction grammar, the pragmatic and discourse background of language use and linguistic relativism. Some of the contributions presented herein propose new ways to refine existing theoretical frameworks: others apply some of those...