Red Road Legends Of The Native American Indians

Native American Mythology began long before the European settlers arrived on North American soil. The most popular of these myths usually are the ones dealing with Origins of people, places and things. These myths deal with both how the physical world as we know it came to be and how the many features of specific cultures originated. They cover areas of gods and man and why we were separated, where did the different races come from, and when did evil surface. Being there were so many different tribes with countless beliefs and customs, the only way to understand these beliefs is through...

Continuing the series The Best Native American Myths, Legends, and Folklore, Volume 3 offers an enjoyable look into the history of the Native American Indian. Before the time of books, computers, tablets and recording devices, the history of many cultures was passed down, from person to person, by word of mouth. The rich histories of so many people were told in songs, chants, poems and stories. This was and still is the way of Native American tribes. Each in its own way enriching their stories with their own experiences. By reliving these stories and songs, we have the opportunity to bring...

Bienvenidos a la serie de libros Novelistas Imprescindibles, donde les presentamos las mejores obras de autores notables. Para este libro, el crítico literario August Nemo ha elegido las dos novelas más importantes y significativas de Octave Feuillet que son Historia de una parisiense y La Novela de un Joven Pobre. Octave Feuillet fue un escritor francés. Gozó de gran prestigio bajo el Segundo Imperio. Es autor de obras teatrales y de novelas en la que describe el "inmoralismo" de la alta sociedad. Novelas seleccionadas para este libro: - Historia de una parisiense. - La Novela de un...

La jura del príncipe es un auto sacramental del dramaturgo Antonio Mira de Amescua. Al igual que sucede con los autos sacramentales de otros autores del Siglo de Oro, tales como Lope de Vega, en él se cargan las tintas en el fondo humano de los personajes más allá del poso católico y alegórico que suele tener el subgénero. Antonio Mira de Amescua es un poeta y dramaturgo español nacido en Guadix (Grandada) en 1577 y fallecido en la misma localiad en 1644. Enmarcado en el Siglo de Oro Español, su obra teatral entronca directamente con el auto sacramental, la comedia religiosa y el...

Su escritura es un testimonio de notas tomadas al vuelo, retazos de sus días en un ruinoso -y carísimo- piso de alquiler, como crónicas bajo un nubarrón de precariedad vital y particularmente amorosa, porque en La Vida a Medias es precario hasta el amor. Para escribir su libro -este libro- se sirve del sentido del humor, de sus pasos de flâneur, de su sufrimiento de amante desbordado, de las noches de fiesta -como si hubiera algo que celebrar-, de divertidos recuerdos de relaciones absurdas, de punzantes reflexiones sobre la ausencia de formalidad y honradez en España. La vida en Madrid ...

When Gillian Chappell and Owen Moore meet by chance in Verona, Italy, their relationship seems as doomed as that of the city’s most famous tragic lovers, Romeo and Juliet. Little do Gillian and Owen know that the ghosts of Romeo and Juliet are guiding them, hoping to steer them to the happy ending Romeo and Juliet had dreamed of for themselves. But like Shakespeare’s hero and heroine, Gillian and Owen are star-crossed, forced to deal with historic feuds, meddlesome friends and relatives, and their own irrational longing for each other. From Verona, Italy to Verona, New Jersey, Owen fights ...