Historia y melancolía

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Estudio de los pueblos prerromanos de la Península Ibérica, atendiendo principalmente a su organización económica y social, sus instituciones políticas y su religión. Cronológicamente se presta especial atención a la situación de los pueblos prerromanos entre los siglos III y I a.C., que es cuando tenemos mayor número de fuentes literarias sobre ellos, cuyo estudio se complementa con el de las fuentes arqueológicas, epigráficas y numismáticas.

En el siglo XXI, en un mundo en el que se avanza hacia la igualdad de oportunidades, con idénticos derechos y deberes para todos los ciudadanos, ¿qué papel juega la monarquía? Era clara su misión en tiempos marcados por el signo de la guerra, cuando era preciso seguir a un líder que, a través de su carisma, se ganase el trono. Pero hoy, mientras se predica por doquier la paz como pilar básico, ¿cuál es la misión de las casas reinantes existentes? Este libro contesta a esas preguntas y expone los factores que avalan la perdurabilidad del trono más allá de las centurias. Con rigor...

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?...