Joan Fuster: escritos de crítica cultural

Joan Fuster (Sueca, 1922-1992) ejerció la crítica cultural de manera continuada a lo largo de su intensa trayectoria literaria, y en ella desplegó su gran sagacidad y su pensamiento “hipercrítico” –en palabras de J. M. Castellet– para opinar y reflexionar sobre cuestiones relacionadas con la literatura, las artes plásticas, la música, la filosofía, la historia... Este volumen recoge una selección representativa de estos escritos de “estética cultural” –en los que destacan su prosa incisiva, su perspicacia para observar la realidad y su amplio bagaje cultural–, que...

J.R.S. Phillips muestra de manera detallada el alcance de la expansi n medieval europea entre los a os 1000 y 1500, sus ra ces en las ideas cl sicas del mundo, y c mo stas promovieron los famosos viajes del Renacimiento. Asimismo, examina algunos de los mitos que eran corrientes en Europa antes del a o 1500, y algunos de los que han surgido desde entonces, como el mapa de Vinland.

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El Escorial is more than a monument to the zeal of Spain’s Catholicism; it is also a symbol of Spain at its imperial apogee. This imposing, granite edifice was built by King Philip II to celebrate Spain’s victory over the French at Saint-Quentin on August 10, 1557. Paid for with New-World gold, this sprawling monastery-palace is laid out in a vast grid of corridors and courtyards. At its heart is the austere Doric basilica of San Lorenzo el Real - beneath which are the remains of eleven Spanish kings, including Philip. The story of this fascinating, enduring symbol of Spain’s monarchy...

Examines the inner operations of the administration of George W. Bush through the experiences and assessments of former Secretary of the Treasury Paul O'Neill.