Etimos latinos

Annotation Since the publication of the still very valuable Biblioteca histórica de la filología by Cipriano Muñoz y Manzano, conde de la Viñaza, (Madrid, 1893), our knowledge of the history of the study of the Spanish language has grown considerably. It has been the purpose of BICRES I (from the beginnings to 1600), published in 1994 in the same series, to bring already available bibliographical information together with the more recent research findings, scattered in many places, books and articles and published during the past one hundred years. Now, the second volume, covering the...

A través de un provocador recorrido por la iconografía del efebo, Germaine Greer reivindica la carga erótica de la imagen del chico en el arte occidental y denuncia la represión histórica a la que ha sido sometida la mirada de la mujer. La Historia del Arte occidental es testigo de las vicisitudes del efebo como aniñado amante, virginal soldado, extasiado mártir; ángel o seductor, narcisista o adorador... Más de doscientas imágenes nos invitan a apreciar la belleza del chico en todo su esplendor: sensual, espontáneo y vulnerable. Explorando el ideal icónico del efebo, tanto si se...

The first section, "The critical discourse in Latin America," deals with varied perspectives with the existence of a uniquely American vision. The next section, "Mapping new territories," addresses the question, as inhabitants of this hemisphere, how do we see ourselves. Section three includes topics on issues of self-definition and cultural hybridity as well as the importance of challenging historical and political constructs traditionally used to define the American experience.

The self-appointed “leader” of the artists’ group Die Brücke (Bridge), founded in Dresden in 1905, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was a key figure in the early development of German Expressionism. His first works show the influence of Impressionism, Post-impressionism and Jugendstil, but by about 1909, Kirchner was painting in a distinctive, expressive manner with bold, loose brushwork, vibrant and non-naturalistic colours and heightened gestures. He worked in the studio from sketches made very rapidly from life, often from moving figures, from scenes of life out in the city or from the Die...