Carmina latina epigraphica de la Bética romana

This volume delves into the discursive construction of three closely linked linguistic functions: evaluation, emotion, and persuasion in order to explore how they may intertwine. The discourse genres examined comprise business pitches, political debates, media discourse, fiction, social networks, etc., either in English or Spanish. The editors bring together a miscellanea of papers written by scholars from different Spanish universities and with different research backgrounds to deal with diverse topics under the general premise that an evaluative process underlies every persuasive act and...

INSIGHTS INTO CHANGES OF MENTALITY AND PHILOSOPHY. HOW DO THE OBJECTS IN A STILL LIFE REFLECT THE CUSTOMS, IDEAS AND ASPIRATIONS OF THE TIME? THIS IS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WHICH NORBERT SCHNEIDER ASKS IN THIS BOOK. THE PERIOD BETWEEN THE LATE MIDDLE AGES AND THE 17TH CENTURY WAS WITHOUT DOUBT THE HEYDAY OF THE STILL LIFE. IT IS AN ART FORM WHICH GIVES US VALUABLE INSIGHTS INTO CHANGES OF MENTALITY AND PHILOSOPHY AS WELL AS PEOPLE'S NOTIONS OF DEATH. STILL LIFES CHART THE HISTORY OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES AND THEIR ACCEPTANCE AS WELL AS THE GRADUAL REPLACEMENT OF THE MEDIAEVAL CONCEPT OF THE...

La Historia de las artes plásticas, en su más estricto sentido, no nació hasta fines del siglo XVIII. Pero, en estos dos siglos de existencia, en todos los países cultos se ha ido reconociendo su importancia en la formación integral del hombre. La densidad humana que encierran las obras de arte, y consecuentemente la importancia educativa de su historia, y el conocimiento de la evolución de los estilos en cuanto expresiones del hombre en las diversas épocas y civilizaciones, ha originado una gran variedad de maneras de abordar las obras de arte y consecuentemente su historia. Dando por ...

The National Museum of Art contains a panorama of Mexican art from the 16th to the 20th centuries. 225 selected pieces from the collection of paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photographs, documents, and popular art are contained in the practical guide with information on the artists, themes, stylistic movements and critical thoughts over the 5 centuries that are represented. A section of brief biographies of the artists make this a very useful guide. Some of the artists include: Cristóbal de Villalpando, Mugel Cabrera, José María Velasco, Saturnino Herrán, Diego Rivera, José...