Mitología e historia del arte. Volumen 1

A thematic exploration of the work of the Colombian sculptor Luis Fernando Peláez, this book spans the artist’s career from his earliest graphic design and drawings to his unique installations and large-scale works for public areas. Full-color photographs illustrate the wide variety of languages and techniques employed by the sculptor and demonstrate the exceptional quality of his creations, which can be organized into groups joined together by the slightest thread of meaning but retain their individual significance and identity. This is an excellent introduction to a little-known but...

The contributions in this volume illustrate some noteworthy tendencies in current Corpus-based Translation and Interpreting Studies: the reflection on the state of research on the characteristics of translated language, the extension of descriptive proposals into minority languages, the diversification of applied proposals and the growing importance of corpora for the study of interpreting. Las aportaciones de este volumen representan algunas tendencias destacables en los actuales estudios traductológicos basados en corpus: la reflexión sobre el estado de la investigación en torno a las...

Study, inventory and catalogue of the collection of the important colonial art collection of the museum. The collections contains some of the most important works in Mexico included a 1765 painting by Miguel Cabrera. Each piece is studied in detail with an analysis of the symbolism and iconography. An excellent reference with texts by 11 art historians.

Este libro examina las identidades culturales en los paises andinos (Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia) desde la perspectiva de las ideologias linguisticas: el juego de creencias, opiniones y valores que informan sobre las actitudes de la gente hacia sus lenguas. El estudio comparativo se basa en entrevistas grabadas a una amplia gama de personas -quechua, castellano y aimarahablantes - y su argumento se centra en los testimonios de los mismos entrevistados. Asumiendo como metodologia al Analisis Critico del Discurso, la autora comenta las ideologias presentes en la construccion discursiva de las...