“In the name of the son” compiled by María Charles “Nine Spanish authors speak here, in a tone that is both painful and passionate, about the father who brought them luck and his confidences are shocking at times, comical at others and, without a doubt, , can also be considered of great historical and sociological interest, as a reflection
“History of beauty” by Umberto Eco “What is beauty? What is art? What is taste and fashion? Is beauty something to be observed coolly and rationally or is it something dangerously involving? So begins Umberto Eco's intriguing journey into the aesthetics of beauty, in which he explores the ever-changing concept of the beautiful from the
“A Fish Called Wanda” directed by Charles Crichton [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqAJUlSRCwo] “A Fish Called Wanda (titled A Fish Called Wanda in Spain and Los enredos de Wanda in Argentina and in Mexico) is a 1988 British-American comedy film written by John Cleese and directed by Charles Crichton. Its main protagonists are John Cleese, Jamie
“The centuries of the Baroque” by Cristóbal Belda (et. al.) “In the present volume of our History of Spanish Art, which opens with an inquiry by Santiago Sebastián on the specific meaning of our Baroque, Alfonso Rodríguez de Ceballos and Virginia Tovar Martin write in a general way about architecture and architects in the
“Women for history: the silenced Spain of the XNUMXth century” by Antonina Rodrigo “These fourteen portraits of exceptional women of our century are, above all, a living memory of a time from which, in the end, only one true conquest will remain: that of having broken the silence to which women have been subjected in history.”
“That Obscure Object of Desire” directed by Luis Buñuel [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xyedMel424] “That Obscure Object of Desire is the last of the films directed by Luis Buñuel. It is a very free adaptation of the novel by Pierre Louys La mujer y el pelele (La femme et le pantin) and a Franco-Spanish co-production. In this,
“August Light” by William Faulkner “One of the most representative works of William Faulkner. Some of Faulkner's most memorable characters are portrayed in Light of August: the candid and intrepid Lena Grove in search of the father of her child; Reverend Gal Hightower - tormented by constant visions of Confederate cavalrymen -
“The memorial” by Christopher Isherwood “With The Memorial, Christopher Isherwood began his lifelong work of rewriting his own experiences into witty yet almost forensic portraits of modern society. Set in the aftermath of World War I, The Memorial portrays the dissolution of a tradition-bound English family. Cambridge student Eric Vernon finds himself torn between his
“La Pedrera de Gaudí” by Joan Bassegoda i Nonell “Gaudí's attempt was simply to introduce a change in geometry in architecture. This can be considered a revolution, but in any case a non-traumatic revolution, since the geometry of Gaudí's architecture is much older than that invented by architects." Comment of
“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