Peter Parley's Universal History, on the Basis of Geography

Una obra clásica que ofrece al lector una visión apasionante de la historia, la política y la cultura de la isla del Caribe y que, en esta nueva edición, revisa la historia reciente de Cuba en una esclarecedora introducción que plantea la tesis del cambio y la posibilidad de que nos encontremos ante una importante encrucijada de la historia de este país. La isla de Cuba fue, desde la segunda mitad del siglo XVIII, un territorio clave para el control del tráfico marítimo de las rutas hacia el Nuevo Mundo. Su privilegiada situación geográfica y la mezcla de culturas y tradiciones han...

Según Ramón Gaya, pintor y poeta refugiado en México, la situación del exiliado "no está mal..., es como una habitación con los balcones abiertos". Si tal parecer resulta duro de aceptar, no pocos poetas llegados al exilio al borde de su madurez la alcanzaron de lleno gracias a él, aunque fuese de forma dolorosa, prueba de que la paradoja es certera. Es el caso de Domenchina, Prados y Cernuda, a los que este libro dedica la mayoría de sus páginas. Las restantes se ocupan de Max Aub en cuanto poeta, Altolaguirre editor de los clásicos, y una rara avis, Gerardo Deniz, quien, después...

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