La gran historia de todo

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Manuel Fernández Álvarez narra y describe, con su personal y amena prosa, la vida y obra de Miguel de Cervantes, a la vez que desarrolla todos los acontecimientos de la época, período en el que es experto el autor. Manuel Fernández Álvarez es profesor emérito de la Universidad de Salamanca y académico de número de la Real Academia de la Historia.Otras obras publicadas por el autor: Carlos V, el césar y el hombre; Felipe II y su tiempo; Jovellanos, el patriota; Juana la Loca, la cautiva de Tordesillas; El fraile y la Inquisición; Casadas, monjas, rameras y brujas; Corpus documental...

El Escorial is more than a monument to the zeal of Spain’s Catholicism; it is also a symbol of Spain at its imperial apogee. This imposing, granite edifice was built by King Philip II to celebrate Spain’s victory over the French at Saint-Quentin on August 10, 1557. Paid for with New-World gold, this sprawling monastery-palace is laid out in a vast grid of corridors and courtyards. At its heart is the austere Doric basilica of San Lorenzo el Real - beneath which are the remains of eleven Spanish kings, including Philip. The story of this fascinating, enduring symbol of Spain’s monarchy...

«Con gran precisión Neubauer expone los mecanismos del rumor. Estas historias detrás de la historia convierten este libro en un verdadero tesoro, y no solamente para los historiadores de la cultura.» Die Zeit Fama es un ensayo sobre el rumor a lo largo de la historia, que comienza en la antigua Grecia y culmina con un debate sobre el tema en la época de la tecnología. Así, Hans-Joachim Neubauer aborda y comenta en este excepcional estudio diferentes ejemplos ;la Revolución francesa, la poesía de Chaucer, internet, Monica Lewinsky o las leyendas urbanas;, examina las condiciones que...