Juegos de poder

No original manuscript of Don Quixote, nor of any other work by Cervantes exists, and so scholars studying this important novel have had to rely on corrected and modernized versions of the first printed texts. Following his pivotal work on the compositors of the first editions of Don Quixote I and II, where he shows that the typographical and orthographic inconsistencies are the result of spelling preferences by the early typesetters, R.M. Flores now offers Cervantes scholars a complete typographical analysis of the first editions of Don Quixote (Part I, Madrid 1605; Part II, Madrid 1615)....

En el año 2007 se detecta una señal procedente del espacio profundo. Misteriosos e ininteligibles flujos de datos son recibidos durante diez años. Entonces la señal se detiene. Heather Davis, profesora de la Universidad de Toronto, ha dedicado toda su carrera a descifrar el mensaje. Mientras, su vida personal ha sucumbido: una hija suicida, un matrimonio destrozado. Pero es ella quien finalmente descifra el mensaje. Descubre una sorprendente tecnología nueva que puede abrirse paso a través de las barreras del espacio y el tiempo, con la promesa de una nueva etapa en la evolución...

Written in simple, accessible language, these illustrated classics allow young readers to become acquainted with great authors and their works without the need to grapple with a text that might otherwise be too complex for them. Colorful illustrations highlight select scenes from the story. Each book also includes a capsule author biography that provides background for the text. In this narrative retelling of Shakespeare’s romantic comedy, mischief and mix-ups ensue when young lovers and forest fairies meet on a midsummer night.

At 16 years of age, Marco Polo impetuously decides to join his father and uncle on a journey that will take him from his native Venice to the court of Kublai Khan. Nephew of Genghis Khan, Kublai has inherited an empire that extends from Russia to the Pacific Ocean. After traversing inhospitable deserts and scaling the slopes of the Himalayas, the young Marco Polo has become a man of the world by the time he arrives at the court of the Great Khan.