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La lengua española era diferente en las Islas Canarias y en el Caribe, como diferentes fueron los primeros cambios que se dieron en ella en ambas regiones tras la llegada de los conquistadores peninsulares. La extrañeza ante la diferencia cultural oculta en las voces patrimoniales que designan una realidad inédita y manifestada en las nuevas creaciones españolas y en los préstamos acapara la conciencia lingüística de los coetáneos -atestiguada con abundancia en las crónicas y otras obras- como nunca jamás se produjo en testimonios posteriores, que suelen limitarse a fenómenos...

A rich man had a garden in which he had planted pear trees sprung from seeds taken from Eden. If eaten, these pears were said to have rejuvenating properties. Since he never had the opportunity to sample his pears -- because the fruit was always stolen from the bough -- he charged his children with finding the thief. But only his youngest will undertake the task and find the enchanted dove.

Este libro constituye el primer estudio sistemático de la sensibilidad barroca en la narrativa de Fuentes, y propone un método de lectura original y consistente para acercarse a ella analizando cuatro novelas representativas de la obra del autor: "Aura", "Constancia y otras novelas para vírgenes", "La frontera de cristal" y "Todas las familias felices".

The work of thirteen outstanding New Mexico folk artists and their families is highlighted in this handsome bilingual book. These santeros (literally, saint makers) work in an ancient tradition but develop distinctive individual styles. Some use hand tools that date back to the colonial period, others use power tools. Several of the artists use commercial paints and acrylics, while others collect and process natural pigments and make homemade gesso from pulverized gypsum and rabbit-skin glue. They create santos for museums, for sale, and, of course, for devotional purposes, both for their own ...