Enigmas de la Historia

La presente monografía ofrece una puesta al día de la figura y obra de Diego López de Cortegana, cuyas facetas de inquisidor y de hombre de letras habían sido poco estudiadas y, aun en esos casos, por lo general de forma separada hasta entrado el siglo XX. Se pretende con ello rendirle el debido homenaje prestando la atención que consideramos proporcionada a la influencia de su obra en el pensamiento y en las letras españolas.

La España que conocemos, con su rica variedad regional, se formó en la Edad Media. Los procesos históricos de reconquista y repoblación del territorio por los cristianos fueron delimitando las fronteras de los reinos, dando personalidad a los territorios y articulándolos en torno a redes de ciudades. MIGUEL ÁNGEL LADERO QUESADA analiza en LA FORMACIÓN MEDIEVAL DE ESPAÑA los factores que dieron lugar a cada una de las regiones españolas en aquel tiempo de gestación donde se encuentran nuestras verdaderas raíces. Para ello, presenta todos los aspectos de ese mundo cambiante y...

Is it possible to create an enjoyable and mysterious history of literature? Every author—novelist, philosopher, poet, or essayist—has any enigma to offer or reveal, either about their lives or about their works. For instance, do we know exactly where Cervantes was born? Are we sure that Conan Doyle was not a murderer? Why did Comte decide to create his own religion? Did Jose Cadalso exhume his girlfriend's corpse? Was Corneille Moiré's ghostwriter? Was Berbiguier harassed by imps? Maybe Jules Verne did belong to a secret society. Have any works been inspired by dreams—or by insanity?...

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