Cómo Shakespeare lo cambió todo

How Far is America From Here? approaches American nations and cultures from a comparative and interdisciplinary perspective. It is very much at the heart of this comparative agenda that “America” be considered as a hemispheric and global matter. It discusses American identities relationally, whether the relations under discussion operate within the borders of the United States, throughout the Americas, and/or worldwide. The various articles here gathered interrogate the very notion of “America”: which, whose America, when, why now, how? What is meant by “far”—distance,...

An elucidation in Spanish of the dramatic intentions and accomplishments of the two best imitators of the inspired craftsmanship of Pedro Calderón de la Barca, this is the first monograph to be published on Rojas Zorilla and Moreto for at least two decades. Following an introductory section, in which she discusses and compares the differing attitudes and methods of the two dramatists, the author concentrates on their respective achievements in the genres which they practiced with enthusiasm and ability. Among the comedies and serious secular plays selected for analysis are not only their...

"De las más de 10.000 especies de aves que hay en el mundo, este libro recoge 80: desde el pingüino al colibrí, de la golondrina al mirlo, de la lechuza al pelícano"--

Ha llegado el verano al valle de la familia Mumin y, con él, vuelven los días apacibles e interminables. Días tan largos y calmados que, la verdad, comienzan a inquietar a Papá Mumin, que tiene poco o nada que hacer: ni incendios que apagar ni peligros que ahuyentar. Siente que su familia no lo necesita. Así que, un buen día, Papá Mumin decide que es tiempo de emprender una nueva aventura: se irán a vivir a una isla lejana.