Escorpio

En este pequeño e incisivo ensayo, la eminente traductora Edith Grossman reflexiona acerca de la importancia cultural de la traducción, no sólo como el medio que nos permite acceder a la literatura escrita originalmente en uno de los incontables idiomas que no podemos leer, sino como una presencia literaria concreta que nos ayuda a conocer, a percibir desde un ángulo distinto y a atribuir nuevo valor a lo que hasta entonces era desconocido. Grossman explicita asimismo su concepción del trabajo del traductor como un acto de interpretación crítica, un acto creativo, en suma, que requiere ...

Eva Peron (1919-1952) was the First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952. Often referred to as "Evita," she was never an officially elected political figure, but by her husband's second term as President, she had become the most powerful woman in the history of her nation. By the 1960s, Evita was an international pop-culture icon; in the 1970s, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice wrote the blockbuster musical Evita about her; and in the mid-90s, the musical was adapted to a movie starring Madonna. This small, chunky paperback features all manner of vintage graphic treatments from...

A movie can transport us back to a lost moment in time or can remind us of a loved one. Movies have the power to give people strength during difficult times, and they can serve as do-it-yourself manuals to carry people through life. In this fun book, the authors suggest answers to everyday challenges taken from movies throughout history. For example, a fear of commitment might lead one to watch "Breakfast at Tiffany s," or if one is experiencing a mid-life crisis, "American Beauty" might be the movie to turn to."

Durante mi vida como director de escena y profesor de actuación, ha sido recurrente, encontrarme con alumnos y actores, que me han confesado no entender con toda claridad a Stanislavski, unos me dicen que les resulta denso en sus explicaciones, otros que dispersa un poco, algunos, incluso, lo han percibido contradictorio Esto en parte es la motivación para escribir este libro, en el, trato de ser directo, de no divagar en muchos recovecos teóricos, para ayudar a comprender al gran maestro, y alimentarlo desde la perspectiva del desarrollo científico que nos toca vivir, espero haberlo...