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Descubra los apasionantes inicios de la Europa moderna a trav�s de la vida del emperador Carlos V, en cuya persona se aun� el cetro imperial alem�n y la corona de la Monarqu�a Hisp�nica. Un recorrido hist�rico completo por los principales aspectos pol�ticos, sociales y econ�micos de esta turbulenta �poca y el arte y cultura de este brillante periodo del Renacimiento humanista.Breve historia de Carlos V le acercar� a los principales aspectos pol�ticos, sociales y econ�micos de una etapa apasionante, el inicio de la �poca moderna europea, a trav�s de un personaje...

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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?...

Desmitificando los tópicos con que se nos suelen presentar los tiempos de la caballería, Sean McGlynn, profesor de la Universidad de Bristol, nos descubre en este libro la salvaje realidad de la guerra en la Edad Media: una realidad de trato brutal contra soldados y civiles, de presos masacrados, ciudades saqueadas, campos devastados ... Nada de esto era fortuito, sino que estaba encaminado a lograr unos determinados objetivos: figuras históricas que nos han llegado envueltas en un halo caballeresco, como Carlomagno, Saladino o Ricardo Corazón de León, no dudaron en recurrir a las más...