Papers from the EAA Third Annual Meeting at Ravenna 1997: Classical and medieval

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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A lo largo de los últimos años, a partir de la segunda guerra mundial, los perfiles de la derecha y de la izquierda como inequívocas actitudes políticas se han ido difuminando más y más. Las ideologías tradicionales se desdibujan y en su lugar surgen determinados problemas y cuestiones históricas que sirven para separar el pensamiento renovador y emancipatorio del retrógrado y reaccionario. El antimilitarismo es una de esas piedras de toque políticas y morales que distinguen a quienes aún guardan algún ímpetu utópico de aquellos que sólo conservan el apego a los más...

In this historical study, Lara Medina examines the early development and continuing influence of Las Hermanas, a feminist organization established in 1971 to counter the patriarchy and Eurocentrism of the U.S. Catholic Church. Medina weaves archival research and oral interviews into a cohesive narrative that highlights the keen ethnic and political awareness among the movement's leaders and participants. Medina also illuminates the strides made by Las Hermanas in undermining and reorienting the male-dominated structure of both the Catholic ministry and the Chicano civil rights movement. By...