Madrid

Todas las civilizaciones que pasaron por Madrid nos dejaron sus leyendas y su pasado, y aquel lejano pasado fue alterado por otros pueblos que sedimentaron nuestra tierra con sus monumentos, sus personajes y sus formas de vida. Este libro es una historia de historias madrileñas, de gentes vinculadas a nuestros campos, sierras, villas y ríos.

This study offers a profound study of Arrufat's play, using most recent critical trends concerning the performance aspect of the drama. It examines the genre of the drama and its relationship to the phenomenon of the Cuban Revolution, Arrufat as a Cuban playwright of the 60s and his re-writing of the Greek theme of the fratricidal fight in Aeschylus' Seven Against Thebes. Also contains a recent interview with Arrufat in which he describes the social circumstances surrounding the play and some of his classical re-writing techniques.

The abolition of judicial torture—alongside the eradication of both slavery and capital punishment—was one of the most consequential issues debated in eighteenth-century continental Europe. A revealing component of this controversial debate was presented in the unpublished "Discurso sobre la injusticia del apremio judicial," written by the attorney Pedro Garcia del Canuelo. Seeking support for its publication, he forwarded the manuscript to Prime Minister Manuel Godoy in 1795. The savvy Spanish politician, however, not only rejected the text but also warned its author against further...

El relato de unos de los episodios más fascinantes de la historia, el descubrimiento de la ciudad perdida de Alejandro Magno por parte del aventurero Charles Masson. Una gran historia de arqueología, exploración y espionaje. Se disfruta enormemente – BBC History Magazine Apasionante... Una historia extraordinaria, llena de grandeza y violencia – The New York Times Este libro es una joya – James McConnachie, The Sunday Times Tiene el ritmo y la complejidad de una trama hábilmente tejida por John Le Carré. Es una pequeña obra maestra – William Dalrymple, The Guardian Durante...

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