Soldiers in a Narrow Land

¡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 ...

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