El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro

The Penitente Brotherhood reenact the Passion of Christ through self-mortification of the flesh and emulation of His crucifixion each year in New Mexico during the Catholic Lenten season. This vital sect of ancient Spanish Catholicism has been shrouded in controversy and secrecy until this author's balanced exploration of its origins, rituals, and ceremonies. De Aragon includes descriptions of their art and their albados, or hymns, which are published here in both Spanish and English.

La figura del ministro Diego Portales está rodeada de mitos y leyendas que impiden conocer su real desempeño. Se ha difundido la idea de que fue el creador del orden y la institucionalidad, que su personalidad era honesta e incorruptible, que solo le guiaba el patriotismo y un sentido superior. Se ha ocultado la oscuridad en sus negocios particulares y los rasgos de crueldad en la vida privada y pública, dentro de una psicología compleja en la que no faltan contradicciones. Al lado de esos hechos se sitúa, en el campo internacional, la defensa de los derechos de Chile y el enfrentamiento ...

Is it possible to create an enjoyable and mysterious history of literature? Every author—novelist, philosopher, poet, or essayist—has any enigma to offer or reveal, either about their lives or about their works. For instance, do we know exactly where Cervantes was born? Are we sure that Conan Doyle was not a murderer? Why did Comte decide to create his own religion? Did Jose Cadalso exhume his girlfriend's corpse? Was Corneille Moiré's ghostwriter? Was Berbiguier harassed by imps? Maybe Jules Verne did belong to a secret society. Have any works been inspired by dreams—or by insanity?...

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En este volumen recopilatorio, Jorge Mañach responde a la pregunta: “¿Qué significan estos sucesos del 10 de marzo? En su gran bulto, significa algo muy doloroso: el retorno del militarismo a la vida pública cubana”. Esto lo escribió Mañach siete días después del golpe militar mediante el cual Fulgencio Batista asumió el poder en Cuba. A partir de esa fecha y hasta 1956, publicó decenas de textos en los que argumentó de manera clara su franca oposición al régimen. No dejó de defender, al mismo tiempo, su idea de que la vía para restaurar la democracia y reconquistarle al...