Proyectando Las Américas

Este texto que el lector tiene en sus manos plantea algunas reflexiones sobre las relaciones entre arte y literatura, poniendo el acento en varios conceptos centrales como ecfrasis, narración, visión, imagen y figuración, entre otros. Aborda el tema de la representación del cuerpo en el arte helenístico, el humanismo y la relación entre narración (literaria) y arte (escultórico), a partir de la emblemática obra Laocoonte y sus hijos. Por otro lado, describe un conjunto de obras a partir de las estrategias que ofrece la ecfrasis como figura retórica.

BILINGUAL ENGLISH/SPANISH EDITION This charming, gift-worthy 6 x 6-inch paperback presents a wide selection of beautifully tinted photographic postcards of and by Argentine cowboys, or gauchos, in the early 1900s. Often reproduced with stamps, postmarks and handwriting perfectly preserved, these fascinating relics depict life on the Argentine prairie with documentary candor as well as romantic aplomb. Here we find many photographs of the gauchos with their horses, at their ranches, playing their guitars and courting their wives. Cows are quartered, houses are raised, rivers forged and duels...

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Revolutionary and troublemaker Diego Rivera (1886-1957) pioneered public art - particularly with his magnificent murals - that was both highly advanced and profoundly accessible. His tumultuous career is surveyed in this richly illustrated Spanish-language entry in the Basic Art series celebrating major artists. This enticing collection shows both the wide range of his art and its influence on other painters and artistic movements.