El peso del pesimismo

¡Viva la muerte! es el grito de Millán Astray, fundador de la Legión. En efecto, vive la muerte podía ser la triste constatación de su rival, Miguel de Unamuno, en la ceremonia que tiene lugar en la Universidad salmantina en 1936. Pese a su disparidad, entre la mística necrófila del fascismo y el pesimismo de la inteligencia, se aprecia una base común: la abrumadora presencia de lo macabro en la cultura y política españolas del siglo XX. Sus raíces son profundas. Lo macabro desempeña un papel crucial en nuestra cultura, desde las danzas de la muerte medievales a la vanitas barroca ...

Throughout the decades following the death of Mariano Jose de Larra, scholars have been intrigued by the impact that both the man and his writings have had on generation after generation of Spanish and Latin American writers. This study looks at the genesis of Larra's genius by carefully tabulating and identifying his sources in literature and history. This important resource book will help Larra scholars understand more completely the intricate and complex system of images, allusions and references "Figaro" used to compose his more than 250 newspaper articles. More importantly, the work...

From feudalism to the rise of cities, this book is a guide to the secrets and mysteries of the medieval world. It explores the plight of serfs, the bravery of the knights-errant, the frustrated ventures that were the Crusades, the romanticism of courtly love, and a number of other topics in an engaging style. The book also focuses on the role the Catholic Church played during the Middle Ages—often for ill—examining indulgences, the Inquisition, and the motivation for the construction of gothic cathedrals. Desde el feudalismo hasta el surgimiento de las ciudades, este libro es una guía de ...

Según el historiador Indalecio Liévano Aguirre, las galerías de prohombres colombianos están llenas de mediocres, provenientes de una fronda aristrocrática, que mediante las leyes redactadas al acomodo, abusa del poder político, gracias a la ignorancia colectiva del pueblo. Por otra parte, es usual que muchos de esos prohombres hayan sido delincuentes de cuello blanco, cuyas familias amasaron ingentes capitales expoliando dineros públicos o negociaciones siniestras. A juzgar por la denuncia pública reiterada en múltiples escenarios políticos y académicos por el historiador Enrique...

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