Crónica de una absurda obsesión

En 1517, las tesis de Martín Lutero desencadenaron la Reforma protestante. Ese mismo año nació en Valladolid Cipriano Salcedo. En tiempos de convulsiones políticas y religiosas, esa coincidencia de fechas marcaría fatalmente su destino. Huérfano desde su nacimiento y falto del amor del padre, Cipriano contó, no obstante, con el afecto de su nodriza Minervina, una relación que le sería arrebatada y que le perseguiría el resto de su vida. Convertido en próspero comerciante, se puso en contacto con las corrientes protestantes que, de manera clandestina, empezaban a introducirse en la...

Agustin Moreto (1618-1669) was one of the most acclaimed playwrights of the Spanish Golden Age, his fame equaling that of authors as Calderon de la Barca.However, only two of Moreto's famous plays ?"El lindo don Diego" and "El desden, con el desden"? are available in modern editions. The present volume is a critical edition of "Los enga?os de un enga?o", one of many Golden Age comedies left unpublished for many years until now. The modern reader wishing to become acquainted with baroque theatre will find here an excellent starting point, as this is a typical "cloak and dagger" comedy,...

Maggie came to scenic little Lupine, Oregon, to live as a foster child in the Jarrett home. Thirteen years later, she’s a legitimate member of the family, living in the back yard cottage with two children. Her husband, Mo, has moved on to Texas in search of opportunity. He wants Maggie and their children to follow, but she is mired in indecision. Her baby’s a handful and her 9-year-old son, Jay-Jay, is in such trouble at school they want to put him in the “anger group.” She seeks comfort and advice from her friends, but her problems and theirs don’t seem to be occurring in the same...

Las tragedias pertenecen al período de madurez en la vida y el arte de Shakespeare. En este volumen se han incluído cuatro de estas obras, inigualables en la dramática inglesa y en la literatura universal. Romeo y Julieta, que encierra virtualmente lo que constituye el arte de Shakespeare, es un himno de primavera y juventud, de fecundidad y alborada; Hamlet, Otelo y El Rey Lear son las otras tres obras que conforman este volumen.