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Throughout the decades following the death of Mariano Jose de Larra, scholars have been intrigued by the impact that both the man and his writings have had on generation after generation of Spanish and Latin American writers. This study looks at the genesis of Larra's genius by carefully tabulating and identifying his sources in literature and history. This important resource book will help Larra scholars understand more completely the intricate and complex system of images, allusions and references "Figaro" used to compose his more than 250 newspaper articles. More importantly, the work...

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«El collar de la paloma» (Tauq al-hamamah), traducido en 1967 al castellano por el estudioso del Islam Emilio García Gómez, es un «tratado sobre el amor y los amantes» de raíz neoplatónica que contiene una reflexión poética y autobiográfica, sobre las formas del amor profano y divino en la cultura musulmana. Escrita en una prosa elegante en que se insertan versos, esta obra influyó en las literaturas oriental y europea del Medioevo.

Un abanico de mujeres, que con su singular forma de vivir, llenaron páginas de la historia en una Murcia deliciosamente provinciana. Unas veces despertaron admiración y otras causaron escándalo, pero nunca pasaron inadvertidas. Su mundo estuvo marcado por la época en que les toco vivir, por su raza, su religión o su oficio. Aquí tendrán ustedes un encuentro con santas y mozas de picos pardos, con "mujeres sabidoras" y "cómicas de la legua".