La gran historia de todo

La Apología es un alegato de defensa con que Antonio de Nebrija, el prestigioso catedrático de la Universidad de Salamanca, defiende ante el Santo Oficio sus estudios sobre el texto de la Biblia. No se trata, por tanto, de una mera pieza literaria; pues bajo el ropaje de discurso retórico con el que su autor lo adorna años más tardes para darlo a la imprenta, encontramos un documento judicial que responde a amenazantes acusaciones reales, por ser precisamente un gramático y no un teólogo quien pretendía enmendar el texto de las Sagradas Escrituras. En este sentido la Apología se...

Mural en el que se detallan con vigor y penetrante erudición las circunstancias que enmarcan y destacan una actitud presente en diversos momentos decisivos de nuestra historia. La independencia de las colonias españolas ilustra el patriotismo de los criollos y su actitud nacionalista, inspiradora en valores propios apartados de los europeos.

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A riveting, comprehensive history of the Arab people and tribes that explores the role of language as a cultural touchstone. This kaleidoscopic book covers almost 3,000 years of Arab history and shines a light on the footloose Arab people and tribes who conquered lands and disseminated their language and culture over vast distances. Tracing this process to the origins of the Arabic language, rather than the advent of Islam, Tim Mackintosh-Smith begins his narrative more than a thousand years before Muhammad and focuses on how Arabic, both spoken and written, has functioned as a vital source...