“Passionate defense of the Spanish language” by Álex Grijelmo “The author defends the Spanish language against the threats and attacks it suffers: the invading force of the Saxon, the problems that affect the educational system, the spread of new technologies and evil use that Spanish-speakers often make of it. a vindication
“Converting California: Indians and Franciscans in the missions” by James A. Sandos “These two recent publications on the colonial period in Alta or Nueva California show new ways of approaching the study of the particular cultural encounter between the indigenous groups of pre-colonial California and the Europeans who arrived in the XNUMXth and XNUMXth centuries;
Summary of this issue: *Soledad Ortega and Victoria Ocampo. An inherited friendship. Marta Campoamor *Soledad Ortega Spottorno: the discretion of a fighter. María Luisa Maillard García * The Ortega de Soledad. José Lasaga Medina ECONOMY *In the middle of the legislature. José Luis García Delgado *How to recover from the recession?. Guillermo de la Dehesa *The factor
“Glorierías: (so that you find out)” by Gloria Fuertes “Glorierías (So that you find out) is the first unpublished book published after the death of Gloria Fuertes. She gave it this title as a personal version of the well-known "greguerías" of Ramón Gómez de la Serna, for which we have incorporated a letter into the text that
Next Saturday, May 29 at 12:00 p.m. a piano recital by Patricia Prati with works by Claude Debussy: Préludes, Deuxième Livre will take place in the Auditorium of the International Institute. Children's Corner. Free admission until full capacity.
Summary of this issue: ARTICLES *Social being and material poetics in the work of Antón de Montoro, medium convert. Ana M. Gómez-Bravo *Alexander and the Geographer´s Eye. Allegories of Knowledge in Martín Fernández de Enciso´s Suma de geographía. Andrés Prieto *Pituo in blackface: a racial masquerade in Fortunata and Jacinta. Lisa Surwillo *Mancunaíma: enter a
Summary of this issue: *The global reinvention of politics. Daniel Innerarity *Television and leadership. Sergio Fabbrini * Totalism and totalitarianism. Antonio Elorza * Political scandals and economic corruption. Carlo A. Brioschi *America in the Cortes of Cadiz. Juan Sisino Pérez Garzón *Philosophy and redemption: About Adorno. Francisco Pereña PROFILE *Arthur Koestler: A man of
Summary of this issue: PART I *Introduction: IL McClelland (1908-2006). Ann L. Mackenzie *Appendix: IL McClelland Nonsense Rhymes * IL McClelland (1908-2006) Bibliography (1930-1999). Cery Byrne PART II *'Impugnador of concerns': The Mail of the blind of Madrid 1787 and Public Opinion in Spain on the Eve of European Revolution. IL
“The Death of Artemio Cruz” by Carlos Fuentes “The Death of Artemio Cruz, which appeared in 1962, is a novel by the Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes. In this book, Carlos Fuentes presents a panoramic view of the history of contemporary Mexico as recalled by a dying industrialist and politician. The novel begins when Artemio
Photographic exhibition "Madrid, oh heavens!" “The sky of Madrid has been a muse for many artists. Over the last fifty years, photographers from diverse backgrounds have drawn the endless streams of this city with their cameras, either because they were born in Madrid, because they developed their careers here or because they succumbed to its sky and