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Múltiples elementos constituyen el andamiaje dramático de El perro del hortelano de Lope de Vega, una de las comedias más delciosas del teatro español del siglo XVII. Su personaje central, Diana, mueve prácticamente los hilos de la acción, basada en un conflicto amoroso y social, de continuos enredos y engaños, de falsas identidades, y de una ansiedad sexual que refrena el decoro, la posición jerárquica y la estima social. Amor y celos, frustración sexual y deseo, envidia y formas de decoro, inteligencia y engaño, gracia lungüística y chiste apicarado, constituyen el imán de...

The story of Spanish explorer Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca brims with his adventures and misadventures throughout the North American Southwest. As of the sixteenth century, no European had journeyed over such a large extension of territory, from the Florida Peninsula to northern Mexico, and survived. This lively and informative volume goes on to examine his eight years of wandering in this unknown land, during which he learned natural medicine from the American natives and became a curandero, learned their languages, and served as a trader and peacemaker among different tribes. Vibrant...

Did you know that baby butterflies look like worms with legs? Caterpillars turn into butterflies inside a shell. Discover more about these flying insects in Butterflies, part of the Life Cycles series of EYEDISCOVER books.

Highlights the life and political career of the forty-fourth president of the United States who, after years of struggling with his identity and place in society, found his niche in public service and made history as the first African American U.S. President ever to be elected.